Waycross is the seat of Waycross County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 21,927 at the 2010 census.Waycross is part of the Gre...
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Most people know that sunset is the time when the sun goes down. But did you know that the sun doesn't actually set? Instead, Earth rotates into darkness, giving us the illusion that the sun is setting. So what causes sunset?
Well, it's a combination of things. The Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight in every direction, but blue and violet light are scattered more than other colors. This is why the sky is usually blue during the daytime. As the sun gets lower in the sky, the atmosphere becomes thicker and more dense.
This scattering of sunlight happens to a greater extent, and we see red and orange light more than blue and violet light. That's why sunset is usually a beautiful red or orange color. So next time you see sunset, remember that you're actually seeing Earth rotate into darkness!
Waycross is the seat of Waycross County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 21,927 at the 2010 census.Waycross is part of the Greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Waycross is located in the northwestern corner of Georgia, bordered by the state of Florida to the north, the Chattahoochee River to the west and the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area to the south.It is the principal city of the Waycross, Georgia metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 197,524.The town was founded in 1870 as a railroad junction and named for Bede Waycross, a Georgia state legislator and one of the town's investors. The town's original name was changed to Waycross in 1895 in honor of General James O. Waycross, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. About 1875, Waycross became the center of the cotton-ginning and textile industries in the Southeast.In 1900, Waycross had a population of 13,000, making it one of the smaller cities in the region. The cotton and textile industries left the city in the 1920s, but Waycross developed a strong retail and service sector based on its location at the intersection of I-75 and I-95. In the 1970s and 1980s, Waycross began to suffer from a loss of jobs related to the construction of the Interstate Bridge. The loss of jobs has since been offset by growth in the healthcare, tourism, and information technology industries.
}As the sun sets, the sky slowly grows dark. For many people, this is a time to relax and wind down for the day. But have you ever wondered exactly when it gets dark? The answer may surprise you.
Did you know that darkness actually begins long before the sun sets? As the sun gets lower in the sky, its light has to travel through more atmosphere. This filters out some of the blue light, making the sun look redder. At the same time, shadows get longer and darker. So by the time the sun finally dips below the horizon, darkness has already begun to fall.
Of course, not all places on Earth experience darkness at the same time. Near the equator, the sun sets and rises almost directly overhead. This means that there is less of a difference between daytime and nighttime. Closer to the poles, however, the sun stays low in the sky for much of the year. This leads to longer periods of darkness during wintertime.