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This is a purely psychological phenomenon based on the mechanisms of human perception. When the sun is low, we compare it to ther objects on the earth, such as houses. And since the sun is much farther away ('on the horizon') than these houses, we intuitively scale it to be much larger. While the sun is high up in the sky, we do not see anything hear it to compare with, so it seems 'unenlarged' to the human perception. This 'enlargement' effect is not detected when measured with apparatus such as using photographs. --------------------------------------- remark: The earth's atmosphere does not cause this effect. In fact, shortly after sunrise and shortly before sunset, the refraction of the sun's light in the atmosphere reduces the vertical diameter of the sun, making it egg-shaped (elliptical) like an egg lying on its side. This effect makes the sun seem *smaller* in the vertical direction than usual (for some minutes after sunrise and before sunset), and therefore it does not explain the enlarged perception of the sun by humans.
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If the sun is facing east and is low to the horizon is it morning or afternoon?
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. So if the sun is facing east then it must be in the west and it will be evening.
When is the Shadow is shorter in morning or evening?
So long as the sun is the same height above the horizon your shadows will be the same length whether it is morning or evening.
Why sun is seems to be bigger morning and evening than noon?
It's because your brain compares the size of the sun to landmarks on the horizon. If you take a nickel and compare it at sunrise and noon, it should show that the sun is the same size.
Where in the sky is the sun in the morning?
Mercury and Venus can be seen in the morning and evening, but neither are accurately described as "stars."
How are sunrise and sunset alike?
they boath have something to do with the sun
If the sun is facing east and is low to the horizon is it morning or afternoon?
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. So if the sun is facing east then it must be in the west and it will be evening.
How does the sun look in the evening?
Same as morning
Would mini roses grow best with morning or evening sun zone 8?
Evening. They can take the sun.
When is the Shadow is shorter in morning or evening?
So long as the sun is the same height above the horizon your shadows will be the same length whether it is morning or evening.
Why sun is seems to be bigger morning and evening than noon?
It's because your brain compares the size of the sun to landmarks on the horizon. If you take a nickel and compare it at sunrise and noon, it should show that the sun is the same size.
The sun on your skin?
The morning and the evening sun on the human skin provides vitamin D.
Why are shadows longer in the morning and evening?
shadows are longer in the morning and evening because the earth is rotating and when the earth is facing the sun it is day and when it isn't it is night
What can be done in the evening that cant be done in the morning?
watching the sun set
Why is the water in the morning colder than in the evening?
The water is colder in the morning because it hasn't been heated by the sun. The water in the evening has been exposed to the heat of the sun all day, whereas the darkness of night allows it to cool before the morning.
Is the shadow long or short in the evening?
The length of a shadow in the evening depends on the position of the sun. In the evening, when the sun is lower in the sky, shadows tend to be longer than during midday when the sun is directly overhead.
Known as the morning or evening star?
The planet Venus is known as the morning star and evening star. It is the 4th brightest object in the sky, after the sun, moon, and now the ISS.
Why does Venus carry both the morning and evening star name?
The names just refer to when the planet can be seen - either in the morning or in the evening, depending on where it is in its orbit around the sun.
