[meteorite-list] Why is the sky blue?
From: James O'Roark <jamesoro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:51 2004 Message-ID: <001a01c1a664$b28e5fa0$fea90544_at_cx220742-a.oc.cox.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C1A632.67B86D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The color of sunset is also due to the scattering of red light by dust, = pollutants and salt particles (for those near the sea). The tangential path of the sunlight through the atmosphere at sunrise or = sunset allows for more scattering by these particles. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_caspercoin.com> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com = <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Date: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:34 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Why is the sky blue? A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air = scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When = we look towards the sun at sunset we see red and orange colours because = the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C1A632.67B86D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The color of sunset is also due to the scattering of = red light=20 by dust, pollutants and salt particles (for those near the = sea).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The tangential path of the sunlight through the = atmosphere at=20 sunrise or sunset allows for more scattering by these = particles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20 </B>Michael Casper <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:Michael_at_caspercoin.com">Michael@caspercoin.com</A>><BR>= <B>To:=20 </B><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>><BR><B>Date:=20 </B>Friday, January 25, 2002 10:34 PM<BR><B>Subject: = </B>[meteorite-list] Why=20 is the sky blue?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>A clear cloudless day-time sky is = blue=20 because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than = they=20 scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset we see red = and=20 orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away = from the=20 line of sight. <BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C1A632.67B86D40-- Received on Sat 26 Jan 2002 07:26:36 AM PST |
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