Look up. It is blue.
Bits bump the blue.
Sun has red and blue.
Blue gets bumped a lot.
Sun sets. Up top gets red.
Look at the sun? No, no!
Words to know
- bits: tiny parts
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Look Up at the Blue
Why the Sky Is Blue: Why is the sky blue?
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Sources
- https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/
- https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html
- https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/weather/optical-effects/why-is-the-sky-blue
- https://www.nei.nih.gov/research-and-training/research-news/safely-viewing-solar-eclipse
- https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/solar-eclipse-eye-safety
- https://science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visiblelight/
- https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/education/earth-science/optical-phenomena/00349-colours-of-clouds.html
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- https://science.nasa.gov/moon/facts/
- https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/03/28/why-is-the-sky-blue/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_sky_radiation
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-curiosity-rover-views-serene-sundown-on-mars/
- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11875
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Mars
- https://science.nasa.gov/mars/facts/
- https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_layer
- https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/atmosphere/ozone-layer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_polarization
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mie_scattering
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanblue.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_hour
- https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/facts/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_opalescence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_the_sky
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