31 Jul 2023
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What color is the sky
Well, man, the color of the sky can be a fascinating topic. During a clear day, it's blue - but that's just sunlight scattering in our atmosphere. But once the sun goes down, it's an entirely different game. If you're in a city, it's more like a dark-blue, almost black color with a few bright white dots we call stars.
Yet, if you've ever been somewhere with no light pollution - like the desert or out on my farm - you get a completely different perspective. It's still dark, sure, but it's speckled with thousands of stars. You can see constellations, clusters, even the Milky Way itself. There're shades of color in there too, hints of purples and blues and reds, beyond just white. It's a sight that's both awe-inspiring and humbling at the same time.
Also, when the moon rises, it appears reddish due to the light passing through a lot of our Earth's atmosphere where pollution and other particles change the color. As it gets higher, it turns white because the light has less atmosphere to travel through. Really paints a wild picture, doesn't it? It's just a constant reminder of how small we are in this huge, cosmic playground.