Asked by a curious kid
"How come the sky sometimes look orange"
Sometimes the sky looks orange because of how sunlight travels through the air! When the sun is low in the sky, like during sunrise or sunset, its light has to travel through more of the Earth's atmosphere to reach your eyes. The atmosphere has tiny bits of dust and water in it. These bits scatter away the blue and green colors of sunlight, letting the red and orange colors pass through more easily. So, when you see an orange sky, it's the sun's red and orange light showing off!
Fun fact: The same effect that makes the sky orange also makes sunsets red and pink!
Buni asked:
If you could paint the sky any color, what would you choose and why?
A curious kid said:
"I would paint it purple because that's my sister's favorite color"
Buni:
Purple! What a lovely choice, especially because it's your sister's favorite color! Imagine all the pretty purple clouds floating by, maybe they could even smell like grape candy! And if the sky was purple, do you think the sun would look like a big orange lollipop?
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