Have you ever wondered why the sun puts on a breathtaking show of colors in the morning and at dusk? The bountiful hues of reds, oranges and pinks at sunrise and sunset are certainly something worth treasuring each day, and you can thank science for that.
Time-lapse showing SkyFOX's view of a sunrise over Tampa Bay and downtown Tampa.puts on a breathtaking show of colors in the morning and at dusk?
"The color blue has the shortest wavelength on the visible spectrum scale," Braud said. "During the day, the sun is at its closest point to Earth’s surface wherever you are in the world, light scattering will be at a maximum giving us vibrant blue colors." While certain clouds won’t make the colors more vibrant, things like dust or other particles in the air will."When comparing an aerosol to air molecules, the aerosol is much larger and irregular in shape," Braud said. "This introduces a new type of scattering called Mie scattering."
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