HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering

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This site from Georgia State University explains why we see the sky as blue. It describes Rayleigh scattering, which refers to the scattering of light off of the molecules of the air, and Mie scattering, which refers to the scattering of light by larger particles.

Creator: Carl Rod Nave
Last Updated: 7/8/2014

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