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Colourful Weather, Ep 3: Why sunsets and sunrises will never be blue or green

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Presenter Nate Byrne with graphic of sun in the backround
Colourful Weather, Ep 3: Why sunsets and sunrises will never be blue or green

SUBJECTS:  GeographyScience

YEARS:  5–6, 9–10


Can you guess how many sunsets and sunrises an astronaut on the International Space Station sees every 24 hours?

Sixteen! Imagine seeing all those spectacular colours so many times a day (even if the view lasts only a few seconds as they zoom by).

Find out exactly why sunrises and sunsets are red, orange and golden but never blue or green, and discover what makes the sky look blue and the sun look yellow.


Acknowledgements

Produced by the ABC in partnership with the Bureau of Meteorology.


Date of broadcast: 4 Sep 2019


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