What is the colour of sky for the passengers flying in an aeroplane?

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$A s t h e w a v e l e n g t h o f b l u e c o l o u r i s s m a l l e s t a n d t h a t o f r e d l i g h t i s l o n g e s t, t h e b l u e l i g h t i s s c a t t e r e d m o s t a n d t h e r e d l i g h t i s s c a t t e r e d l e a s t . T h e s c a t t e r e d b l u e l i g h t r e a c h i n g t h e e y e g i v e s t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f a b l u e s k y . T h e s k y w i l l a p p e a r b l a c k i n t h e a b s e n c e o f e a r t h ’ s a t m o s p h e r e b e c a u s e n o s c a t t e r i n g o f a n y c o l o u r t a k e s p l a c e i n t h a t c a s e . W h i l e f l y i n g i n a n a e r o p l a n e o n e c a n o b s e r v e t h e s k y t o b e b l a c k a t h i g h a l t i t u d e s .$

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