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The Moon appears orange near the horizon because Earth's atmosphere scatters away shorter wavelengths of light.

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Is it true that the Moon appears orange near the horizon because Earth's atmosphere scatters away shorter wavelengths of light?

Yes. A NASA science page states that the Moon looks more yellow or orange near the horizon because its light travels a longer path through the atmosphere, scattering away shorter blue wavelengths and leaving longer redder ones. A textbook excerpt gives the same scattering mechanism, though it applies it to the Sun rather than the Moon.

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The Moon Illusion: Why Does the Moon Look So Big Sometimes? - NASA Science
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The Moon Illusion: Why Does the Moon Look So Big Sometimes? - NASA Science. (n.d.). science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/

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The Cosmos
2019
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Pasachoff, J. M. & Filippenko, A. (2019). The Cosmos. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=VG2MDwAAQBAJ&dq=The+Moon+appears+orange+near+the+horizon+because+Earth%27s+atmosphere+scatters+away+shorter+wavelengths+of+light.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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