About atmosphere light absorbtion

[praveena]

Hi pf,

I am having a basic doubt.Even this may be a silly question.sorry for that.While in the morning due to sun's light we can able to see our atmosphere and also clouds.But at night even when we foccused a large amount of light towards the space. why can we able to see the atmosphere or clouds?why does the atmosphere not responding to the light at night?

 

[Bystander]

While in the morning due to sun's light we can able to see our atmosphere and also clouds.

"Clouds?" Yes. "Thin air?" No.

But at night even when we foccused a large amount of light towards the space. why can we able to see the atmosphere or clouds?why does the atmosphere not responding to the light at night?

"Air" is transparent to visible light.

 

[Chestermiller]

Hi pf,

I am having a basic doubt.Even this may be a silly question.sorry for that.While in the morning due to sun's light we can able to see our atmosphere and also clouds.But at night even when we foccused a large amount of light towards the space. why can we able to see the atmosphere or clouds?why does the atmosphere not responding to the light at night?

The amount of scattered radiation during the daytime when the sun is present is vastly greater than the amount of scattered radiation at night.

Chet

 

[nasu]

But you can see the clouds at night if you send light towards them.
Look for pictures with antiaircraft searchlights or, more peacefully "applications" like here, for example:
https://retireediary.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/dscf2061.jpg

 

[praveena]

thank u