- Sunsets happen because of the Earth's atmosphere. If the Earth was airless, let's say, like the moon then the sun would look the same as it was dropping behind the horizon. But due to our 300 mile atmosphere, we get the scattered effect of light as the atmosphere acts as a prism.
- The sun starts to lose color as it sets. As the sun starts dropping to the horizon it starts to lose its blue wavelength hues, then its green and yellow hues, and eventually orange, leaving only red wavelengths. That is why the sun at the end of a sunset will look like a ball of fire.
- By the time you see the sun set, it's actually gone. Have you ever been told that some of the stars you are looking at are already dead because of the time it takes the light to travel? Well the same thing sorta happens with the sun, except the sun doesn't die every night. Again thanks to our atmosphere, which bends light, we are able to see the sun setting. If this is a little confusing, please look at the picture below.
- Pollution causes those prettier sunsets. Sad, isn't it? It will make you think twice when you look at a stunning sunset. Smoke particles are great for filtering out colors, leaving pinks, reds, and oranges become more vivid. But if pollution gets too high, the sky will just look hazy, leaving a murky sunset that no one really appreciates. This is happening a lot in Rome due to their pollution problem.
- "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in morning, shepherd's take warning." This quote is actually true. The bright, red, pure colors at night mean that the air is clear to the west and will be good weather in the morning. A red sky in the morning means that good, high pressure weather has already passed meaning low pressure weather (storms) will be coming to the east.
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/5-facts-you-didnt-know-about-sunsets
I am pretty sure that you have no idea which language it is but i would like to share this beautiful song about evening like this.
This song is about Lithuania. I am a Lithuanian myself and this song is one of the most beautiful songs about Lithuania I know. This song represents the difficulties Lithuania had to face to become an independent country. A lot of people died fighting for Lithuania to be free. If you're interested I recommend searching the wikipedia to find out more about Lithuania and it's history. We are a small nation but we sure are strong.
Technical info about my captured photo:
iso - 100
aperture - f/9
shutter speed - 2.5s.
body - nikon d3100