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Carl Rod Nave
This HyperPhysics page from Georgia State University contains an explanation as to why the sky is blue, as well as details about Rayleigh and Mie scattering. See also the explanation of sky saturation and brightness illustrated with a picture of the sky.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9079">Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering. August 12, 2005.</a>
AIP Format
C. Nave, (2006), WWW Document, (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
C. Nave, HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering (2006), <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html>.
APA Format
Nave, C. (2005, August 12). HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html
Chicago Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering. August 12, 2005. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering. 2006. 12 Aug. 2005. 1 May 2025 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html>.
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Author = "Carl Rod Nave",
Title = {HyperPhysics: Blue Sky and Rayleigh Scattering},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {August 12, 2005},
Year = {2006}
}
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