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Old 26-July-2004, 11:06 PM
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I feel that we have lost the original post. Why is the sky blue?
The question we should ask is, why is it not violet?
we all know about Lord Rayleigh and that the higher the frequency the more the light is scattered. Violet is a component of the spectrum and it has a higher frequency than blue. Ergo, it will be scattered more. So the sky should be violet.
If you don't want to accept this, then one must accept that the sky should at least be 'banded' with red nearest the Sun and Violet, scattered the most, the furthest away.
Why is VIOLET always discriminated against. this is colour predudice!
Rayleigh scattering works as the 4th power of the frequency. Violet scatters about 50% more than blue but you have less than half as much violet light to begin with. Added to this problem is your "blue" color cone which may be stronger in blue than violet. (There seems to be some question on this last point).

Maybe there are some elements which would abosrb blue but not violet so we could release them and see a violet sky. 8)
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Rayleigh scattering works as the 4th power of the frequency. Violet scatters about 50% more than blue but you have less than half as much violet light to begin with. Added to this problem is your "blue" color cone which may be stronger in blue than violet. (There seems to be some question on this last point).

Maybe there are some elements which would abosrb blue but not violet so we could release them and see a violet sky. 8)
The trouble is that apart from trying to bring cosmology down to Earth by showing that the BB theory is a load of codsmology, I am also into photography and I have always done my own colour printing. Any good printer will tell you that if you want to see if your final print of a photo has a 'colour cast' then one looks at the sky on the picture. Sky blue is a very particular colour so particular that I, as a natural sceptic, find it hard to believe that it is by 'chance'. An energy level would be much more understandable.
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The trouble is that apart from trying to bring cosmology down to Earth by showing that the BB theory is a load of codsmology...
What is the definition of "codsmology" and why is your comment not in ATM?
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The trouble is that apart from trying to bring cosmology down to Earth by showing that the BB theory is a load of codsmology...
What is the definition of "codsmology" and why is your comment not in ATM?
What is ATM? to me it is "auto telling machine" where I get my cash from the bank. Have I missed something?
The definition of "codsmology" is derived from the Latin "codswhallop" which means a pile of cow S**t" hence codsmology.
Hope this helps.
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The trouble is that apart from trying to bring cosmology down to Earth by showing that the BB theory is a load of codsmology...
What is the definition of "codsmology" and why is your comment not in ATM?
What is ATM? to me it is "auto telling machine" where I get my cash from the bank. Have I missed something?
The definition of "codsmology" is derived from the Latin "codswhallop" which means a pile of cow [deleted] hence codsmology.
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Thanks for the definition.
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