Eureka Reporter | 1903-12-18 | Page 7 | Colors of the Sky

COLORS OF THC THE SKY Sc lent explains how glorious sui cum sets are formed prof T J J see of the united states navy has observed Ned the color of the sky in various altitudes in high mountains and in dry and moist coun tries such as egypt and greece and arizona and the MIssI mississippi sippI valley his conclusion Is that the beautiful red colors of sunsets and sunrises so much spoken of by greek and roman writers and so often illustrated in landscape painting arise from water ater vapor in the lower layers of our at mo sphere absorbing the blue and transmitting the red light according to dr see the reddish colors come from that part of our air within five miles of the earth s surface while the deep blue of the sky arises from reflections of minute particles in the higher parts of our atmosphere the water vapor does not extend very high clouds never rising higher than ten miles above the earth the blue streaks cast by clouds at sunset show that the red arises near the earth while the blue has its seat high up above our atmosphere the sky has all the blackness of the darkest night