Why is the Sky Blue and the Sun Yellow?

The video explores how ancient civilizations perceived sky colors differently, often not recognizing blue. It explains why the sky appears blue and the sun yellow due to Rayleigh scattering, where shorter wavelengths like blue are scattered more by the atmosphere. This scattering causes the sky to appear blue and the sun to appear yellow during midday. The video also discusses how the absence of an atmosphere on the moon results in a different appearance of the sun and sky. The concept of Rayleigh scattering is further applied to explain the red hues of sunsets.

Why did ancient civilizations not have a word for the color blue?

What is Rayleigh scattering and how does it relate to the color of the sky?

How does the atmosphere affect the perception of the color of the sky?

Explain why the sun appears yellow during midday.

What happens to light during sunset that causes the sun to appear red?