orange sky
Horizon at sundown
An orange sky is the vivid coloration that appears during sunrise or sunset, when sunlight travels through more atmosphere and scatters shorter wavelengths, leaving warm tones dominant.
Orange skies also occur during wildfires, dust storms, or heavy pollution, when particles filter the light: The wildfire turned the whole sky orange.
In folklore, Red sky at night, sailor's delight suggests fair weather ahead.
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- dawnDay's first glow
- duskDimming after sundown
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- magic hourSoft light after sunrise/before sunset
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- sunsetssunset, beach sunset, ocean sunset, desert sunset, mountain sunset
- twilight skytwilight, dusk, dawn, sunset hues, twilight glow
- Sky Glowairglow, skyglow, aurora borealis, aurora australis, northern lights
- sunrise/sunsetdawn, dusk, twilight, daybreak, nightfall
- twilightdusk, dawn, gloaming, eventide, nightfall
- Horizon Viewssunset, sunrise, ocean horizon, distant mountains, twilight
orange skyblue sky
Unclouded daytime atmosphere
high noon · deep blue · midnight sky · starlit sky · starry night
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