Why sky blue?

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It's to do with how the Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight. The shorter frequencies of light (the blue end of the color spectrum) bounce around in the atmosphere a lot more, making the sky overhead appear blue. When you observe sunlight through the atmosphere at a different angle (such as at sunset) you begin to see the red end of the color spectrum.

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rusted	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 11:04AM Why rose pink? Rated: +2Vote for this!
mrstj	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 6:41AM because of the oceans reflection Rated: +1Vote for this!
todayfriend	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 8:00AM friend....... earth is women sky is men blue is the color of truth and moderation. it tells us how sky is very much truthful expressing its love towords earth. still earth is not yet understanded it .but earth doesn't know that it is inside the sky god bless u............ Rated: +1Vote for this!
BrotherOfTheLeavZ	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 8:14AM The size of paticulate matter in the atmosphere reflects the wave-length of light we call 'blue'. It's the same with Blue Jays (a common bird in the USA) they do not have blue pigment , thier feathers also reflect 'blue light' all other wave-lengths are absorbed. Rated: +1Vote for this!
LilAnnie	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 9:52AM I live near the ocean. My fancy always imagined that the sky is reflecting the water and vice versa but I bet the reality is more Oldgroupie's. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Smokeseek	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 10:59AM Old Groupies answered the question, and it has to do with the refraction of light in Earth's atmosphere. Rated: +1Vote for this!
girlflower	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 11:05AM i would prefer purple Rated: +1Vote for this!
bublina	Posted Mar 13th, 2009 at 11:20AM coz brown would be weird... Rated: +1Vote for this!

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