During clear sky conditions, the sky is normally blue in the middle of the day, and some combination of red, yellow and orange at sunrise and sunset. This suggests that

A) the sun is close to perihelion.
B) atmospheric path length is related to sky color.
C) the date is close to one of the solstices.
D) the date is close to one of the equinoxes.


Answer: B

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