ELi5: What makes sunrises and sunsets pretty/colorful and could you predict what days they would be so?

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I want to understand the science behind the beauty.

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They are colourful because the light has to go through a lot of atmosphere, the different wavelengths (colours) pass differently and form a nice gradient.

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