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English: How the light from the setting sun bends through the atmosphere to make it visible even when, geometrically, it is below the horizon. The actual path of the sun's light is show as a red, dotted-and-dashed line. The apparent position is shown by the angle of the rays that enter the viewer's eye, shown as a red, dashed line. |
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| Author | Robert P. O'Shea |
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