The Science of Why Skies Are Blue
In short: A documentary explanation of Rayleigh scattering, detailing how air molecules selectively scatter shorter wavelengths to create the blue sky.
A 1:23 short film in the series “Mysteries Explained”.
Sources used in this film: Lecture Demonstration Facility, University of Maryland Department of Physics, “Demonstration Highlight: Tyndall's Experiment”; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, “Rayleigh Scattering”; University of Texas at Austin, “Rayleigh scattering”; NASA, “Lecture 4 Introduction”; NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), “NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)”.
Sources used in this film
- Lecture Demonstration Facility, University of Maryland Department of Physics — Demonstration Highlight: Tyndall's Experiment · View →
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Rayleigh Scattering · View →
- University of Texas at Austin — Rayleigh scattering · View →
- NASA — Lecture 4 Introduction · View →
- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) — NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Lecture Demonstration Facility, University of Maryland Department of Physics: Demonstration Highlight: Tyndall's Experiment
- Also: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Rayleigh Scattering
- Also: University of Texas at Austin: Rayleigh scattering
- Also: NASA: Lecture 4 Introduction
- Also: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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