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Why is the sunset clolourful?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Light is refracted through particles in the atmosphere when the sun is low in the sky. The low incident angle means light 'bounces' through the atmosphere and the viewable wavelength is affected.

This light refraction effect is otherwise known as the "Tyndall Effect" (Wiki it for more info!)

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16y ago

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