Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? To achieve its color requires more than sunshine alone: when sunlight hits Earth’s atmosphere it gets scattered all directions by gaseous particles; shorter wavelengths like blue tend to get spread more widely than others. George Strait’s 1996 song, “Blue Clear Sky,” tells of encountering love when…
Blood Moons, an intriguing phenomenon first introduced in Breath of the Wild, have returned in Tears of the Kingdom. This eerie event causes enemies – including bosses – to respawn at midnight. A blood moon occurs every 168 real-time minutes (or 2 hours and 48 minutes in-game). Although time spent browsing menus does not count…
Sky blue is the color of the sky, caused by sunlight being scattered by particles in Earth’s atmosphere and scattered back toward space more often than any other color. Without an atmosphere, however, there would be no scattering of sunlight and consequently it would appear black in its place. Many languages have distinct words to…
Psychology can help you explore more deeply both your own self-understanding and human behaviour, with initial experiences being daunting but becoming easier as your knowledge base expands. Our team includes counsellors skilled at offering compassionate talk therapy, and psychologists equipped to address complex mental health issues as well as provide Functional Capacity Assessments. Counselling &…
Tonight is your chance to witness a “blood moon”. That term refers to total lunar eclipses which appear coppery red due to Earth’s atmosphere, often from wildfire smoke or volcanic dust particles lingering above it. Blood Moon first gained widespread acclaim around 2013 due to two Christian pastors’ interpretation of a series of four total…
We see the sky as blue because sunlight from the sun passes through our atmosphere, creating a rainbow of hues which we perceive as blue. Air molecules scatter light wavelengths differently, with more blue wavelengths being scattered than others. Therefore, autumn and winter skies appear more blue, due to less moisture present and greater Rayleigh…
Joe Dirt is a 2001 American adventure comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Brittany Daniel, and Christopher Walken. The plot focuses on one man who believes fate has altered its course so that they may finally reach their goals and ambitions. “Dang!” stands out in the movie as Joe often uses this term to…
One of the first questions children often pose to themselves about why the sky is blue is “Why does it have color?”. While this question might seem complicated at first, the answer can actually be quite straightforward and easily found online. Sky filled with air has tiny gas particles called air molecules – we know…
The sky appears blue because molecules in the atmosphere scatter light of all wavelengths; shorter-wavelength light being scattered more heavily than longer wavelengths; which explains why it appears blue during daylight hours. At sunrise or sunset, when the sun moves closer to the horizon, more blue light scatters away while more red light reaches your…
