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The sky turns red at sunrise and sunset due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. When the Sun is low on the horizon, its light has to travel through a much thicker layer of Earth’s atmosphere compared to when it is overhead. As sunlight passes through this longer path, the shorter wavelengths of light like blue and violet are scattered out in different directions by air molecules and small particles. This scattering removes most of the blue light from our line of sight, allowing the longe

The legendary "Blautopf" (Blue Pot) is a spring that acts as a water source for the River Blau near the town of Blaubeuren. Its named for the deep blue color of the water.💙🔵🟦⁠ There are a lot of myths about what causes the water's color but, at the end of the day, it's just a sicentific phenomenon called the "Rayleigh scattering." In this case, it's occuring because limestone particles in the water are reflecting light!💡☀️ | DW Travel