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Why do the distant mountains appear blue is it the sky you see between them?
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∙ 13y ago
This happens due to the Rayleigh scattering effect. The light is scattered among the air molecules and the shorter wavelength (blue) disperses out the furthest, so we see a blueish tint.
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