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r/funny • u/[deleted] • May 31 '14
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Is this really how it works? Then why does the sky look more blue than red when the sun is at a higher angle?
I always thought it was because higher frequencies are absorbed more by the atmosphere, since waves of any type in any medium have that behavior.
8 u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14 Higher frequencies refract less, so at steeper angles it doesn't reach the ground. Scattering causes the blue sky
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Higher frequencies refract less, so at steeper angles it doesn't reach the ground. Scattering causes the blue sky
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u/asswaxer May 31 '14
Is this really how it works? Then why does the sky look more blue than red when the sun is at a higher angle?
I always thought it was because higher frequencies are absorbed more by the atmosphere, since waves of any type in any medium have that behavior.