Has anyone seen the sun today between 7 am and 8 am
the sun was red ...what the hell was that? I didnt heared anything about eclips...was there one.
2007-09-06 08:00:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Sun is always redder when viewed at a shallow angle relative to the horizon.
The reason is that blue light scatters much more than red light. When the Sun is overhead, the blue light scatters everywhere (making the sky blue), while the red light basically travels unimpeded by the air. Thus we see a blue sky and a yellow sun.
However, when viewed at a very shallow angle, the light reaching your eyes is traveling through a much greater quantity of air. So much air, in fact, that not much of the blue light reaches your eyes at all, having been scattered away, while the red light does scatter a small amount. Thus we see the Sun and sky both redder than usual.
2007-09-06 08:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
There is a smog alert currently for my area, so I would expect the rising Sun to be red because of increased air pollution. Haven't you ever noticed this before? It happens all the time, especially in summer in urban areas.
2007-09-06 08:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New Zealand we get a very red sun when there have been bush fires in Australia.
It's pollution. Enjoy it. It's about the only good thing about it.
2007-09-06 09:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by nick s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red in the morning, sailor take warning; red at night, sailor's delight.
That old ditty is a weather forecast.
If not related to weather, your red sunrise could be caused by smoke from a forest fire.
2007-09-06 08:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's the International Red Sun Day. Where have you been?
2007-09-06 08:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
when the sun is red it means that god has a hangover and his eye is bloodshot.
psst. U R DUM
2007-09-06 09:26:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it was eclipse and I've seen it.The sun was red because It was tired of doing the samething over and over again.
2007-09-06 09:18:22 · answer #7 · answered by @NGEL B@BY 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its exploding. The earth is in danger. Danger Will Robinson. Danger!
2007-09-06 08:04:39 · answer #8 · answered by meetbleek23 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I was embarrassed that it got up so late. Probably just scattering from dust/ pollution.
2007-09-06 08:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by Douglas S 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Didn't you get the memo?
Doug
2007-09-06 08:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋