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Why do the Sun and Moon look redder when they are closer to the horizon (that is, "why are sunsets red")?

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Answer:

because the sun rays get scattered by gas particles of our atmosphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

the blue rays get scattered easily because they cover very long distance to reach our eyes. so they make a blue sky. but red rays are keast scattered and thus when contacting the earth atmosphere they make red sunrise and sunsets.

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