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From: Peter Popov
Date: 8 Feb 2000 15:37:59
Message: <zn2gOMiZJHA2IC2uvWDMhZ0=RBZ7@4ax.com>
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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