Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Why are Fall and Winter sunsets so brilliant ?



Well, to answer this question we have to understand the colors we see in a rainbow. Blue light has short wavelengths and it gets scattered the easiest by the air molecules. Longer wavelength lights such as reds and orange are not scattered as much. When the sun rises and sets, light from the sun has to pass through much more of the atmosphere before we see it with our eyes. So, the light comes in contact with even more molecules in the air. The blue light scatters away and this makes the orange and reds appear more vivid.
Another factor that helps is the weather patterns. During this time of year, dry and clean Canadian air sweeps across the country. So, more colors are able to make it through without getting scattered away. That explains why it’s not uncommon this time of year to see some incredible sunsets and sunrises with colors of orange, yellow, red and even pink.
Be sure you take time out to catch one of those amazing skies sometime soon…you’ll be glad you did!

 

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