…why is the sky blue?
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The sky appears blue because molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere scatter shorter wavelengths of sunlight—like blue—more than longer wavelengths. The Gate with Brian Cohen +1
Why Blue Scatters the Most
- Sunlight contains all colors of the spectrum, but blue light has a shorter wavelength and scatters more when it hits air molecules. 🔗
- This scattering creates the blue glow we see in the sky during the day.
Why Not Other Colors?
- Red and yellow light pass through more directly, which is why the sun looks yellow or red at sunrise and sunset.
- At those times, sunlight travels through more atmosphere, scattering away the blue and leaving reds and oranges.
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Rainbow at Niagara Falls. Sunday Morning Photograph.
A rainbow at Niagara Falls only enhances this legendary natural wonder that is located on the Niagara River between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. Rainbow at Niagara Falls. Sunday Morning Photograph. Photograph ©2026 by Brian Cohen. If you want to see the rainbow for yourself, be sure to visit the falls during the late afternoon as the sun sets without clouds blocking it. The light can change dramatically within a mere few minutes, as evidenced by these photographs. Photograph ©2026 by
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Why Are Airplane Seats Almost Always Blue?
Have you ever noticed that, on a lot of airlines, the seats are usually some shade of blue? Granted, they may have a little splash of color, like red or gray or yellow, but for the most part, they’re blue. And usually a pretty dark blue, at that. In fact, if you go searching, you’ll only find a handful of airlines with seats that aren’t blue. Emirates’ seats are brown and tan. Singapore Airlines’ seats are purple and gray. The Sukhoi Superjet.jpg)‘s seats are gray with a strip of blue in them. SWISS’s Bombardier CS100 seats are grayish-white.
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Have You Forgotten The Simple Wonders of Travel?
Note: This article pertaining to Have You Forgotten The Simple Wonders of Travel? Whenever I meet with fellow frequent fliers, I notice how much they are like children no matter their ages: filled with wonder; curious to explore; compiling a personal list of accomplishments which they not already have completed but also have yet to achieve. Like many businesses and industries, the frequent flier “game” — for lack of a better word, much as I dislike using it — of collecting miles and points while earning the highest level of elite status possible has arguably matured; and some