Answering this question is more complex than simply saying it looks blue. Sunlight passes through the atmosphere and is dispersed into all directions by air molecules; shorter wavelengths like blue light tend to be dispersed more strongly by these air molecules than longer ones such as UV. As such, this is why the sky appears […]
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When we gaze upon the sky, its color usually appears blue. This hue comes from light being scattered by molecules in our atmosphere. Blue wavelengths tend to get scattered more, making them appear brighter than their longer-wavelength counterparts. Other colors may also appear differently depending on factors carried through the air such as weather or
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If you grew up in Minnesota in the 50s or 60s, chances are you were familiar with Hamm’s bear and its memorable jingle. This cartoon character danced, got himself into mischief, sang about its refreshing beer from sky blue waters – becoming one of many memorable Minnesota jingles to become popular through television. Bora Bora
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As sunlight passes through the atmosphere, its wavelengths (color) are scattered by air molecules into all directions, with blue wavelengths being scattered more strongly than others – hence why the sky appears bluer. Atmospheric oxygen is provided to us by microbes known as cyanobacteria through photosynthesis; they produce water and carbon dioxide which plants turn
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Blood moons, or lunar total eclipses, take on a distinct red hue during total lunar eclipses. In 2014-2015’s lunar tetrad some speculated it could be seen as a portent for end times or signposting events to come. Blood Moons occur every full moon night at midnight (in-game). They trigger enemy horde waves to appear, while
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The sky is blue because sunlight that strikes Earth’s atmosphere scatters into all directions. Rays with shorter wavelengths (such as blue and violet ) tend to get scattered more readily than longer ones like red or orange. Your eyes are most greatly stimulated by blue-tinged light. Other colors provide only partial stimulation and appear less
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Why Is The Sky Blue? Our atmosphere scatters light in all directions; air molecules and gases contribute to this scattering process, with blue becoming more often visible due to how light is scattered in this way than any other color. C. V. Raman provides us with this explanation in his excellent book entitled Why Does
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An eclipse will transform the moon into something truly terrifying: The Blood Moon. This dramatic color change occurs due to sunlight passing through our atmosphere, giving the lunar surface its characteristic reddish tint and turning the Moon red. This term gained momentum when people discussed a series of four lunar eclipses between 2014 and 2015
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Ask any child what color the sky is and they are likely to say blue – however a clear midday sky doesn’t always appear so hued. As sunlight enters our atmosphere, it passes through gases such as nitrogen and oxygen that scatter light of all colors; blue light being spread far more than violet or
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