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Clouds are all the same color. The darkness we see is the shadows from other clouds.
by goodluckchuck 2y ago
Clouds are all the same color. The darkness we see is the shadows from other clouds.
- jijijijij 2y agoHow come you sometimes see very dark, lonely clouds in blue skies?
- epohs 2y agoLikely because they are tall and tilted in a direction facing the sun, so that the moisture blocks more of the light than it would if the sun was hitting it at a more oblique angle.
- Rexxar 2y agoYour relative position to the sun and the cloud.
- jijijijij 2y agoI am not convinced. This would mean it could only be "blocking" the sun. If anything, it would be atmospheric light reflections blocked. In any case, it's not "other clouds". I think diffraction has to play a role. Why wouldn't it? Dense, or raining clouds certainly have different water droplet sizes and shapes than fine, fluffy clouds. They may even reflect the ground or sky at some point, I imagine, like the ocean.
- belinder 2y agoNo, darkness comes from density. The denser the cloud (the more water it contains), the less light can come through, thus it looks darker.
- Jolter 2y agoEven very dense rain clouds look perfectly white from above. They all reflect light back into space.