So glad you mentioned Goethe and his colour theory. Based on long attentive experience, and constantly tinged with imaginative insight, it resonates strongly with an artist’s eye (and ear!)
Lovely post, and I too am hooked on Turner's depictions of light.....
The difference between the blueish tinge to dawn light and the red of sunsets also comes from the Doppler effect as well as the refraction of light by the atmosphere as Goethe says.
All to do with the sun moving closer towards us in morning and away at night.
So glad you mentioned Goethe and his colour theory. Based on long attentive experience, and constantly tinged with imaginative insight, it resonates strongly with an artist’s eye (and ear!)
Yes, his is a holstic way of approaching science that keeps the living world always in view.
Lovely post, and I too am hooked on Turner's depictions of light.....
The difference between the blueish tinge to dawn light and the red of sunsets also comes from the Doppler effect as well as the refraction of light by the atmosphere as Goethe says.
All to do with the sun moving closer towards us in morning and away at night.
This is a pretty good explanation I think:-
https://sites.imsa.edu/hadron/2024/04/02/the-colors-are-a-lie-the-doppler-effect-and-redshift/
Thanks for this new angle on the questions - I look forward to having a proper read of this!
Or us, as opposed to the sun, moving closer and then farther away ... 8-]
Yes of course! Doh! 🤦♂️🙄🤪 We go round it, not the other way round, so to speak....
And thanks for the link - nice summary!
Fascinating! Thank you.