Explain application of atmospheric refraction red color sun in sunrise and sunset
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because of atmospheric refraction red light which has the shortest wavelength does not refract and reaches our eyes easily thus the sun appears to be read in sunrise and sunset!
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Sun appears red at sunrise and sunset : At sinrise and sunset, sun is closer to the horizon. The sunlight passes through denser layer of air and covers larger distance before reaching our eyes. Most of the blue light gets scattered. The light that reaches our red. That is why the sun appears red at sunrise.
At noon, the sun is overhead. The sunlight passes through rares layers of air and covers shorter distance before reaching our eye. So, almost all colours of light are scattered equally. Hence the sun appears white
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