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Does the sky tinge everything we see blue?

Sitting recently in my school's gym, I noticed that the aging flourescant lights tinged the whole hall a slight orange colour. Looking towards the windows, I noticed that the light pouring in appeared to be blue, without the sky being visible. It struck me that perhaps - as you place a blue filter in front of a light - the sky, during the day, tinges everything we see a slight blue. Is this possible?

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suzysunshine1985 says:

I think (but I'm no expert) that the mixture of gases in the Earths atmosphere filter out longer wavelengths so the reds are filtered out but the blues get through.

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posted on 2009-12-10 15:10:03 | Report abuse


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