12-11-2008, 09:21 AM
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Tripping in Space
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
Posts: 500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sjastro
It's based on Rayleigh scattering where scattering of a photon is a function of its wavelength. The shorter the wavelength, the greater the scattering and energy loss of the photon by atmospheric molecules.
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+ See Raman scattering
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