{"id":200016,"date":"2020-05-08T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=200016"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:44:49","slug":"why-is-the-sky-blue","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/why-is-the-sky-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Sky Blue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a question we all ask when we\u2019re kids: Why is the sky blue?\n</p><p>Many think that it\u2019s reflecting the color of the ocean, but that\u2019s a huge myth!\n</p><p>It\u2019s not a short answer, but it is a simple one that\u2019s easy to understand.\n</p><p>So let\u2019s find out, once and for all, why the sky is blue!\n</p><h2>What color of light does the sun put out?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-201891 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/12%5C/1-what-color-is-the-sky.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"What' color of light does the sun put out width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-what-color-is-the-sky.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The color that comes from the sun is a white light that is a mixture of all the colors of the <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-rainbows%5C/%5C%22">rainbow.\n<p>When the sunlight gets to the atmosphere of <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-earth%5C/%5C%22">Earth, it is scattered in every direction by the gases and particles in the air.\n<p>It was <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/isaac-newton-facts%5C/%5C%22">Isaac Newton who discovered that a prism could be used to separate the different colors and form a spectrum.\n<p>He further proved that it wasn\u2019t the prism coloring the light by refracting the light back together.\n</p><p>Each shade of color consists of different wavelengths.\n</p><p>Red has the longest waves, and violet has the shortest waves. Short wavelengths are scattered more strongly than long waves.\n</p><h2>Then why don\u2019t we see a violet sky?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-201884 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/12%5C/2-violet-sky.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Then' why don we see a violet sky width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-violet-sky.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>This is because of our eyes! We distinguish colors by using cones in our retinas, which are photo receptor cells.\n</p><p>Each retina contains 5 million cones of 3 different types which specialize in different colors.&nbsp;\n</p><p>Specifically, the 3 different types of colors are <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/8-wild-facts-about-color-red%5C/%5C%22">red, </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/25-facts-about-colour-blue%5C/%5C%22">blue, and </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-colour-green%5C/%5C%22">green which are the colors our eyes respond the strongest to.\n<p>Even though violet is the shortest, it is absorbed by the atmosphere making there less violet in the light.\n</p><p>On top of that, our eyes are less sensitive to violet because of our color receptors.\n</p><p>That leaves us to see a blue sky, since blue is the second shortest wavelength!\n</p><p>So on a clear day with no clouds, we will see a blue sky because the molecules in the air scatter blue light more so.\n</p><p>Red light during the day doesn\u2019t quite scatter in the daytime.\n</p><h2>Why are sunset\u2019s different colors?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-201886 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/12%5C/3-vibrant-sunset.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Why' are sunset different colors width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-vibrant-sunset.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>When the sun goes down, all of this changes. Sunsets are typically vibrant colors of reds, oranges, pinks, and purples.\n</p><p>When the sun is going down, the blue light is scattering where the sun is moving, and it\u2019s blue out of our line of sight.\n</p><p>If the air is clear, the sunset will look <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-colour-yellow%5C/%5C%22">yellow since the sunlight has passed a long distance through the air.\n<p>If you\u2019re in a more polluted area, the sunset will be redder since the light is passing through a thicker layer of atmosphere.\n</p><p>This results in the blue and green light being scattered along the way, while the red wavelengths pass through.\n</p><p>&nbsp;Meanwhile, sunsets over the ocean may be orange due to the salt particles in the air.\n</p><p>Obviously, you should never stare directly at the sun else you\u2019ll likely go blind. But if you did, you would see all of the wavelengths because light would be directly reaching your eyes.\n</p><p>Looking away from the sun makes it seem white in our peripherals because again, we see light from shorter wavelengths.\n</p><p>So there\u2019s your science lesson for the day! It\u2019s a simple question asked by many, but the answer is really only known by a few.\n</p><p>Now the next time this question comes up, perhaps asked by a child or surfacing as a question at your local pub quiz, you\u2019ll be prepared with a knowledgeable answer!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Why is the sky blue? Many think that it\u2019s reflecting the color of the ocean, but that\u2019s a huge myth! It\u2019s not a short answer, but it is a simple one that\u2019s easy to understand. 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