Sunset and the science of colours.
photography·@sallybeth23·
0.000 HBDSunset and the science of colours.
Hi Steemit family!
It’s been a colorful sunset today watching the sky change dramatically from one moment to the next. Do you understand the science of a sunset as you sit enjoying it? Would you like to understand it if not?
The differing colours of sunsets depend on the wavelength of light coming from the sun and the way it bounces back to our eyes determines the colours we see. The two principle molecules in air, oxygen and nitrogen are small in comparison to wavelengths of incoming sunlight. This means that they preferentially scatter the shortest wavelengths of blue and purple. Our eyes most easily pick up green light wavelengths that are closer to blue which is the reason the sky doesn’t seem purple to our eyes.
During the day sunlight travels to us from a shorter path through the atmosphere so it doesn’t run into that many air molecules. At sunset the sunlight we see has travelled a longer route and most of the shorter wavelengths have been reflected away from our eyes. Reds, yellows and oranges all have longer wavelengths which is why they reach us.
This fascinating information comes from QZ.com. Thanks guys!
# Enjoy your sunset when it happens!❤️
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