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Atmosphere in color

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The sky appears orange in this image thanks to Earth's atmosphere. Molecules in the atmosphere scatter rays of white sunlight into separate wavelengths of light. The length of these wavelengths determine the color we perceive with our eyes. 

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Image by Jose Antonio Alba from Pixabay

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