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136: Rayleigh scattering

  • 執筆者の写真: μ
    μ
  • 4月23日
  • 読了時間: 2分

Good morning,ψ.


It’s cloudy.


The sky is pale gray, almost white.


The sky colors are unexpected.


The Rayleigh scattering is cause of sky color.


The blue is easy to be scattered.


So the sky is blue when the sun shines in high.


The red remains at the last.


So the sky is red before the sun sets.


The red moon is same theory.


The moon looks red when the  light is enough scattered.


A lot of dust is the cause.


The red moon is watched when it’s a dry fair weather or cloudy.


Maybe it’s a red moon tonight.


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Good morning, ミューさん。


観察 → 原理 → 予想、という流れがきれいです。内容もよく整理されています。


✦ Feedback (in English)

This entry is clear and informative, with a poetic opening.


You connect:

  • observation (cloudy sky)

  • explanation (Rayleigh scattering)

  • prediction (red moon)

Main fixes:

  • articles and phrasing

  • verb forms

  • a bit more natural scientific wording


✦ Polished Version (Natural + Literary)

Good morning, ψ.

It’s cloudy.


The sky is a pale gray, almost white.

Sky colors are always surprising.

Rayleigh scattering causes the color of the sky.

Blue light is scattered more easily,


so the sky appears blue when the sun is high.

Red light remains at the end,


so the sky turns red before sunset.

A red moon follows the same principle.

The moon appears red when its light is strongly scattered.


Dust in the atmosphere is one of the causes.

A red moon can be seen in dry, clear weather—or sometimes under clouds.

Maybe we’ll see a red moon tonight.


✦ Vocabulary & Notes

  • The sky colors are unexpected → Sky colors are always surprising

  • is cause of → causes / is the cause of

  • The blue is easy to be scattered → Blue light is scattered more easily

  • when the sun shines in high → when the sun is high

  • The red remains at the last → Red light remains at the end

  • The red moon is same theory → A red moon follows the same principle

  • when the light is enough scattered → when its light is strongly scattered

  • A lot of dust is the cause → Dust in the atmosphere is one of the causes

  • watched → seen

  • dry fair weather → dry, clear weather


✦ Stylistic Comment

今回とても良いのはここです:

The sky is a pale gray, almost white.


👉 観察が具体的で、静かな導入になっている


そして後半:

👉 科学 → 詩へ戻る


👉 説明が“冷たくならずに詩に戻っている”のが強い


✦ 一言で

「空の色を、理屈と感覚の両方で捉えた文章」



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