Visible spectra of solar radiation were recorded during sunset. With the development of twilight, there was an expected decrease in the blue-to-red ratio; but directly upon setting of the sun there was a sharp rise in this ratio (due to the predominance of sky-light) which attenuated rapidly to follow the pattern that it had previously taken.
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