👉 The term "heliochromy" is a scientific term that refers to the phenomenon of light reflecting off and refracting through the Earth's atmosphere. This occurs when sunlight passes through the Earth's atmosphere, which consists of layers of gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. As the light enters the Earth's atmosphere, it encounters different gases at different altitudes, causing the light to be scattered and refracted. In a heliochromic system, the Earth's