Re: [meteorite-list] Why is the sky blue?

[James O'Roark]

The color of sunset is also due to the scattering of red light by dust, pollutants and salt particles (for those near the sea). The tangential path of the sunlight through the atmosphere at sunrise or sunset allows for more scattering by these particles.   Jim -----Original Message----- From: Michael Casper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:34 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Why is the sky blue? A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset we see red and orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.