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From: SamuelT 
Date: 8 Feb 2000 22:52:07
Message: <38A0E6B5.A48F012F@aol.com>
Actually, if you want to get technical, space isn't black in this scene, it's
blue :P

Peter Popov wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:59:09 -0500, "TonyB" <ben### [at] panamac-comnet>
> wrote:
>
> >>Why is the sky blue?
> >
> >
> >Because the air refracts the sunlight, creating what we see as sky color.
>
> Refraction is not the keyword here. Rayleigh scattering is responsible
> for the color of the sky.
>
> Peter Popov
> pet### [at] usanet
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