Timeline for Sun in front of horizon after sunset; mirage or reflection?
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| Jul 9, 2018 at 16:57 | comment | added | Ruslan | @Gx1sptDTDa the geometry of the picture implies that no: you see the sun originating from the surface, and only from there. If you were seeing the red line, you'd also see the Sun (the line which would connect the sun and the end of the red line doesn't cross the Earth). | |
| Jun 21, 2015 at 14:59 | vote | accept | Gx1sptDTDa | ||
| Feb 9, 2015 at 7:56 | comment | added | Gx1sptDTDa | Would the red line be impossible to see even when flying at an altitude of 11km? | |
| Feb 7, 2015 at 17:32 | comment | added | mmesser314 | See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage for more information. And while you are at it, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash | |
| Feb 7, 2015 at 14:16 | history | answered | Floris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |