THE CELESTSIAL SPHERE
GENESIS 1:14-16
- "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years......"
DEUTERONOMY 4:19
- "And lest you lift up your eyes unto heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the starts, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve the, which the LORD your God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven."
In the field of astronomy, the sky is also called the celestial sphere. This is an imaginary dome where the sun, stars, planets, and the moon are seen to be travelling. The celestial sphere is divided into regions called constellations.
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THE SKY: GOD'S CREATION, OUTSIDE OUR HOME 2008
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The sky is the part of the atmosphere or of outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight the sky of Earth has the appearance of a deep blue surface, as the result of the air's scattering of sunlight.[1][2][3][4] The sky is sometimes defined as the denser gaseous zone of a planet's atmosphere. At night the sky has the appearance of a black surface or region scattered with stars.
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The light from the sky is a result of the scattering of sunlight, which results in a light blue color perceived by the human eye. On a sunny day Rayleigh Scattering gives the sky a blue gradient — dark in the zenith, light near the horizon. Light that comes in from overhead encounters an air mass 1/38th of the mass that of a sunbeam coming along a horizon paths. So, fewer particles scatter the zenith sunbeam, and, therefore the light remains a darker blue.[5]
The sky can turn a multitude of colors such as red, orange and yellow (especially near sunset or sunrise) and black at night. Scattering effects also partially polarize light from the sky.
Sky luminance distribution models have been recommended by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) for the design of daylighting schemes. Recent developments relate to “all sky models” for modelling sky luminance under weather conditions ranging from clear sky to overcast.[6] (Note THE SKY and click to resources for this article)
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Photo are from our backyard June 18th 2008
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The New Analytical Bible and Dictionary - 1973 - John A Dickson Publishing Co. Led to the verses I used. The Dickson Bible I have used since the days in Seminary.
