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Why do the sun and horizon appear reddish during sunset or sunrise?​

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Answer:

The light from the Sun travels through Earth's atmosphere it undergoes scattering before it reaches us.

Step-by-step explanation:

Thus, there is more probability for shorter wavelength light to get more scattered than for the longer wavelength light.

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