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The sun appears red at sun rise or sunse...

The sun appears red at sun rise or sunset, why?

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The sun is near the horizon at the time of sunset or sunrise. So sunlight has to travel through pure thickened atmosphere. As a result all the colours undergo large scattering as compared to red colour i.e. red colour scatters least. Hence the sun appears reddish at the time of sunset or sunrise.
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