Why skies turn blue, sunsets red

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Sunlight holds every color, but tiny air molecules scatter its blue light more strongly.<sup class='text_citation' source_id='1'></sup><sup class='text_citation' source_id='2'></sup>.

By sunrise and sunset, the light crosses far more atmosphere, so blue and violet fade first.<sup class='text_citation' source_id='1'></sup><sup class='text_citation' source_id='3'></sup>.

What remains is the warm red and orange glow, often richer when extra particles are in the air.<sup class='text_citation' source_id='1'></sup><sup class='text_citation' source_id='4'></sup>.