Why Are Sunsets Red?

Hope you enjoyed my poem, it was late last night me recording the audio so I was whispering to try not wake people up. But I think that adds to the ✨ambiance✨

Hope you learnt something about the sky and sunsets, it’s probably a bit more complicated than what I explained but that’s as much as I found out. There’s some good videos that go into more detail on YouTube about this topic, but I know you watch my channel for the vibes

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Timestamps:

00:00 A poem?
01:02 Intro
01:17 Why is the sky blue
09:56 Why are sunsets red
11:37 Outro

Album of the week:

Punisher - Phoebe Bridges


References:

(1) Hahn, D. W. Light scattering theory. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida 2009, 18.
(2) Why is the Sky Blue - NASA Space Place - 2024
(3) Zagury, F. The color of the sky. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences 2012, 2 (04), 510.
(4) Lyon, L. A.; Keating, C. D.; Fox, A. P.; Baker, B. E.; He, L.; Nicewarner, S. R.; Mulvaney, S. P.; Natan, M. J. Raman spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry 1998, 70 (12), 341-362.
(5) How Does Rayleigh Scattering ACTUALLY Work? (The Blue Sky) - The Science Asylum - YouTube

After finishing the video I found this papers that says ozone absorption contributes to the blue colour of the sky too. So read this is you want.
(6) Lange, A.; Rozanov, A.; von Savigny, C. Revisiting the question “Why is the sky blue?”. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2023, 23 (23), 14829-14839. DOI: 10.5194/acp-23-14829-2023.