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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Scunner on October 13, 2012, 22:35:59 PM

Title: Sunsets
Post by: Scunner on October 13, 2012, 22:35:59 PM

When you see the bottom of the setting sun touch the sea on the horizon, it has already disappeared from sight.

Mad, but true.

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Highlander on October 13, 2012, 22:59:46 PM

I just know I will regret this but would you care to elaborate.

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Scunner on October 13, 2012, 23:03:50 PM

No

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Pompeylil on October 13, 2012, 23:04:35 PM

too difficult for me - explain please
How can it have disappeared if you can still see it ?
Simple explanations please

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Scunner on October 13, 2012, 23:06:34 PM

I don't know

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Stan on October 14, 2012, 08:26:08 AM

We need a picture of this !   ;)

Title: Re: Sunsets
Post by: Colwyn on October 14, 2012, 09:51:34 AM

It may be that  what happens is the that, at sunset, the sun is below the horizon but that light from it is bent as it travels around the earth's curve so it is still visible to us. Light bending is a familiar enough phenomenon producing mirages on hot summer days.


P.S. Having made the wild guess above I then searched for the answer and that nice Mr Stephen Fry explained it exactly as I said. God, I feel smug now.


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/11/20/sunsets-are-quite-interesting/