Why sun seems to be a red colour while sun-rising and sun-
setting?



Why sun seems to be a red colour while sun-rising and sun- setting?..

Answer / jibu alex

During sunset and sun rise the light rays from sun has to
travel a long distance through the atmosphere. Durig this
travelling short wave radiations like violet and blue
becomes scattered and did not reach the lower atmosphere.
Long wave radiations like red undergo low ascattering at
high altitudes and reach the lower attmosphere so we can
see the atmosphere as in red colour

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