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  2. Atmospheric optics - Wikipedia

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    The reddish color of the Sun when it is observed through a thick atmosphere, as during a sunrise or sunset. This is because long-wavelength (red) light is scattered less than blue light. The red light reaches the observer's eye, whereas the blue light is scattered out of the line of sight. Other colours in the sky, such as glowing skies at dusk ...

  3. Sunset (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color sunset is a pale tint of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them. The first recorded use of sunset as a color name in English was in 1916. [1]

  4. Orders of magnitude (illuminance) - Wikipedia

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    Extreme of darkest storm clouds, sunset or sunrise 10 1: 1 decalux: 40 lux: Fully overcast, sunset or sunrise 10 2: 1 hectolux < 200 lux: Extreme of darkest storm clouds, midday 400 lux: Sunrise or sunset on a clear day (ambient illumination) 10 4: 10 kilolux: 10–25 kilolux: Typical overcast day, midday 20 kilolux: Shade illuminated by entire ...

  5. Atmospheric refraction - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing displacement of the Sun's image at sunrise and sunset Comparison of inferior and superior mirages due to differing air refractive indices, n. Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height. [1]

  6. Tuck These Sunset Quotes in Your Back Pocket for Warm ... - AOL

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    Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” ... “A sunrise or sunset can be ablaze with brilliance and arouse all the passion, all the yearning, in the soul of the beholder.” ... “The first stab ...

  7. Sunset - Wikipedia

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    Calculate the sunset time, which is the solar noon time plus the sunset hour angle in degree divided by 15; Use the sunset time as input to the solar geometry routine to get the solar azimuth angle at sunset. An interesting feature in the figure on the right is apparent hemispheric symmetry in regions where daily sunrise and sunset actually occur.

  8. Sunrise - Wikipedia

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    See here for the sunrise chart of a different location. The timing of sunrise varies throughout the year and is also affected by the viewer's latitude and longitude , altitude , and time zone . These changes are driven by the axial tilt of Earth, daily rotation of the Earth, the planet's movement in its annual elliptical orbit around the Sun ...

  9. Golden hour (photography) - Wikipedia

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    The color temperature of daylight varies with the time of day. It tends to be around 2,000 K shortly after sunrise or before sunset, around 3,500 K during "golden hour", and around 5,500 K at midday. The color temperature can also change significantly with altitude, latitude, season, and weather conditions.