Can you tell the difference between sunrise and sunset in photos?

Sunrises and sunsets can appear identical as there is no difference in the light coming from the sun itself at those times and it passes through the same distance of atmosphere. The only way to crack this photo is not actually to look at the sun, but at the landscape.

Why does a sunset look different than a sunrise?

“Because the sun is low on the horizon, sunlight passes through more air at sunset and sunrise than during the day, when the sun is higher in the sky. More atmosphere means more molecules to scatter the violet and blue light away from your eyes.

Does sunrise and sunset differ by location?

Bottom line: The amount of the sun’s movement along your horizon – at sunrise or sunset – varies with the time of year, and also your latitude. Also, the sun’s daily change of position along the horizon is greater the farther north or south you are from Earth’s equator.

What makes the sunset different colors?

Sunset colors are created by a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. It’s the same phenomenon that makes the sky appear blue during the day. At sunset, light has to travel through a greater distance of atmosphere to reach our eyes — so even more blue light, and even some green and yellow light, gets filtered out.

Do sunrise and sunset have different colors?

My answer: No, there’s nothing fundamentally different about the light effects at sunset or sunrise, and there’s no way to tell which you’re looking at from the light and color effects alone. The cause of those light effects are the same. Sunlight travels through more atmosphere as the rays approach the horizontal.

In which direction would you have to look to see the Sun rising east or west?

Answer: The Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars all rise in the east and set in the west. And that’s because Earth spins — toward the east.

Does elevation affect sunset?

The effect of increasing altitude is the same at practically all latitudes on Earth: It makes the hours of daylight longer, and it makes the sun rise earlier and set later than it would if that location were at sea level.

Can you tell the difference between a sunrise and a sunset?

Have a look at this photo and see if you can tell whether it is a sunrise or sunset? Yes, it’s tricky. Sunrises and sunsets can appear identical as there is no difference in the light coming from the sun itself at those times and it passes through the same distance of atmosphere.

What happens if the sun rises and sets in reverse?

In the northern hemisphere the sun moves left to right as it both sinks and rises. Played in reverse it will move the wrong way! TV and film editors regularly get tripped up by this. A sunrise played in reverse never looks the same as a sunset – unless you happen to be on the equator, where it rises and sets vertically.)

Why is the Sunset Red?

Arguably there are more aerosols and pollutant particles in the air at the end of the day than the start. This can lead to a redder colour in the sunset, but this is hard to detect. Especially since we never see sunrise and sunset side by side in nature.

Is it possible to capture all the colors in a photo?

There’s still no way to capture all the transitioning colors with 100 percent accuracy, making it that much more difficult to compare. There are also variations in the colors of sunrise and sunset based on what the viewer is looking across as well.