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Why is the sun orange when it rises and sets?
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Bobo.id – Friends, do you like the view when you see Sunrise or sunset?
When the sun rises and sets, the sky becomes orange and sometimes mixes with pinks and blues.
It provides a warm atmosphere and soothing beauty to enjoy.
Have you ever wondered why the sun gives off an orange glow when it rises and sets?
Let’s find out the reason by reading the following explanation.
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Reported from National Geographic Indonesia, an Australian meteorologist named Adam Morgan said that when it rises and sets, the sun is low on the horizon.
When in this position, sunlight must pass through layers of the atmosphere to be visible to the human eye.
Guys remember what is meant by atmosphere?
The atmosphere is a layer of gas that covers the earth from an altitude of 0 km to 560 km above the earth’s surface.
Well, when the sun’s rays hit the atmosphere, the light will be scattered.
This is why when it reaches our eyes, sunlight is orange or yellow to orange.
This scattering of light is also influenced by several things, including dust, smoke, and other particles in the air.
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These particles are very small in size and are in the Earth’s atmosphere. Particles can only be seen with a microscope.
These particles cause scattering of light due to reflection that occurs when sunlight reaches the earth.
Sunlight is stuck through light waves. The longer the wavelength of light, the longer it will take to scatter in the atmosphere.
The blue light spectrum has a shorter wavelength than the red or pink light spectrum.
This means that blue light can only bounce between particles that are a short distance away.
Well, during the day, there are fewer layers of the atmosphere, so blue light penetrates more easily.
That’s why during the day we can see the view of the blue sky.
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Do friends remember when the sun goes down, we are away from the sun according to the theory of the earth’s rotation.
When the earth is further away from the sun, the layer of atmosphere through which the sun has to pass gets thicker.
The orange, red, and yellow spectrum can penetrate long atmospheric distances. Then, there are beautiful colors when it rises and sets
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