This "backwards" timelapse series of near true color images from Meteosat-12 show how dramatically the appearance of Earth can change with solar angle. The images were acquired on June 20, 2025, on the day of the Summer solstice. All the images were processed using a custom Python script which will be made available in an upcoming post. Rayleigh and Mie Scattering Two primary atmospheric light scattering phenomenon are Rayleigh scattering, which gives the sky its blue color, and Mie scattering, which gives clouds their white color. Mie is strongly forward scattering, meaning most of the light is scattered in the same direction as the incident light. It acts on particles roughly equal to or larger than the wavelength of light. As we will see, water molecules, dust, sand, and pollutants are all strong Mie scatterers. Rayleigh is approximately equal forward scattering and back scattering, with reduced scattering perpendicular to the incident light. It acts most strong...
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