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Bookmark or Share- Why can I look directly at the sun during a sunset but not at noon ...Atmospheric conditions needed that blocks all bright light during sunsets and allows you to stare directly at the sun 1 [How deduce from shadows, the angulation of the Sun that the Sun is 15 degrees over horizon?
- What does "red sun at night, sailor's delight" mean and is it true?There is proverb that sounds like: Red sun at night, sailor’s delight; red sun in the morning, sailor take warning.
- Where does the sun set? - Earth Science Stack ExchangeAtmospheric conditions needed that blocks all bright light during sunsets and allows you to stare directly at the sun 4 Why isn't the side of the earth facing the sun completely illuminated by sunlight from the north to the south pole every day of the year?
- Sun's Effect on Water Vapor in the Air$\begingroup$ Sunlight doesn't remove water-vapor from the air in any meaningful way. UV light high in the atmosphere can remove hydrogen from water-vapor molecules, but in very tiny amounts relative to the total amount of water-vapor in the atmosphere (explained in the answer. below).
- Is the color of the sky the same everywhere on earth?Absolutely not. While the answers by casey and farrenthorpe correctly state that the blue color is due to Rayleigh scattering, the composition of the atmosphere varies considerably from place to place - and with different composition come different degrees of scattering, and different color / intensity.
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