Atmospheric optics are a daily (and sometimes nightly) light show based on a few relatively easy to understand physical principles. For example, why is the sky blue; why are clouds white, and sunsets orange? How is a rainbow formed, and what causes halos, sundogs, glories and auroras? Is a mirage real or imagined? With some introductory background information about light scattering and refraction, all of these phenomena will be discussed and explained in a 'crash course' on the sky above us.
Presented by Paul Brown
