May 24, 2021, 01:53 PM
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The sunset over the weekend on May 22 and May 23 painted the skies with stunning colours that left many residents in awe.
Stunning sunset over the weekend
Dashed with purple, pink and orange hues, it was truly a sight to behold.
Many photos were taken in the north and eastern Singapore and in case you missed it, here are some photos:
Sunset at King Albert Park. Image courtesy of Maurussian/Twitter.
Sunset in Woodlands. Image by Nigel Chua.
Sunset at Boon Keng. Image courtesy of Raymond Fong/FB.
Sunset at Upper Seletar Reservoir. Image from Siqi Goh/FB.
Sunset in Woodlands Waterfront. Image courtesy of Hafeez Shahni.
Sunset at Marine Parade. Image by Fiona Tan.
Sunset in Toa Payoh. Image from tpyinsider/IG.
Sunset at Punggol Point. Image from Chorhaow Teo/FB.
Sunset from Boon Keng. Image courtesy of Raymond Fong/FB.
Sunset at Punggol Point. Image from Chorhaow Teo/FB.
Sunset in Bishan. Image courtesy of Evans Huang.
Sunset at Bedok Reservoir at 7:15pm. Image courtesy of Sumardy Abdullah/FB.
Sunset at Punggol Point. Image from Chorhaow Teo/FB.
Sunset at Marine Parade. Image by Fiona Tan.
Sunset at Bukit Batok. Image courtesy of Erah.
Rayleigh scattering
The light from the sun scatters as it travels through the Earth’s atmosphere. The process is known as Rayleigh scattering which determines the colours our naked eyes see.
Sunlight, or visible light, comprises all of the rainbow's seven colours and different colours of light rays have varying wavelengths.
Lights of shorter wavelengths, such as violet, blue and green, are more likely to get scattered away and bounce off our sight.
Those with longer wavelengths, such as red and orange, are less likely to get scattered and will travel through air to reach our eyes.
When the sun is setting, light passes through a longer distance and therefore red and orange rays are the ones that we predominantly see at this time of the day.
Other factors that affect the colours of a sunset or sunrise include the quality of the air and the level of the air's humidity.
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Top images from Chorhaow/FB & courtesy of Raymond Fong/FB
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