Why does the Sun appear reddish early in the morning ?

Question.
Why does the Sun appear reddish early in the morning ?

solution:
In the morning, the sun is near the horizon. Light reaching the eye of an observer travels a larger distance in the atmosphere. Thus, most of the blue light and shorter wavelength rays are scattered away by the air particles. Hence, the light that reaches the eye of an observer is of longer wavelengths (of red end). Thus, the sun appears reddish at sunrise or sunset.

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