Ileana Calotescu
I took this photo 55 minutes before. The sun looks like a huge red ball with a few moments before descending below the horizon. It does not always have this color. I’m wodering why?
I share this photo with the Sunday Sky challenge.
“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.” A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Do you know why is the sun red at sunset? (Tell me in a comment if you know!)
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when the sun nears the horizon, it is seen through a wide cross section of atmosphere. and if that air isn’t clear, it will reflect sunlight from the suspended particles. Carol already explained why it looks red
Thank you, Alex!?
The angle at which the light from the sun shines during sunset and sunrise is very small. The distance traveled by the light through the atmosphere is the longest and therefore the colors that reach us are red and orange (which have the highest wavelength), while the other colors( with smaller wavelengths)are lost due to diffusion. The phenomenon can be accentuated by the presence of water molecules, clouds, dust or pollutants.
that’s a better explanation
Amazing capture, Ileana!!
Thank you! I am very lucky to see the sunset from my window!
Carol gave you the answer, it is due to the atmospheric refraction of light.
The larger wavelength of the red color allows easier propagation through the atmosphere of this color.
actually it is the greater energy of the red light that allows it to continue after other less powerful light cannot pass.
That is right, Doc! I learned about these things in school. Physical science was, next to chemistry and mathematics, one of my favorite subjects!
During sunset, the earth is rotating away from the sun. Most of the colors, like green and violet, get scattered before the light reaches the earth. Since red is scattered the least, it is this color that we see as it reaches us.
Beautiful photo as always.
Oh my, thanks for the information!!
It’s interesting to know!!
Thank you, Carol! I was convinced that I will have your answer!?