At that time there is a lot more atmosphere between you and the sun than when the sun is overhead.
The full moon will appear in the eastern sky at sunset, as the sun is setting in the west. The moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west, and it reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight.
The apparent movement when the sun is at sunset is the sun appearing to move along the horizon line, gradually decreasing in altitude until it disappears from view. This is due to the Earth's rotation causing the sun to appear to set below the horizon.
The longest shadows typically appear around sunrise and sunset when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. This usually occurs during the winter months when the sun is at its lowest angle.
At sunrise and sunset the sun is near the horizon. The rays of light from upper & lower part of the periphery of the sun bend unequally on travelling through earth's atmosphere. That is why sun appear oval or flattened at sunrise and sunset. At noon sun is overhead. The rays of light from the sun enter earth's atmosphere normally. Therefore they suffer no refraction or bending on passing through. Hence the sun appears circular at noon.
The frame of reference for the sunset is typically the observer's position on Earth. The changing position of the Earth as it rotates on its axis causes the sun to appear to set below the horizon.
No, smoke does not make the sun appear red. The sun appears red during sunrise and sunset due to the scattering of light in the Earth's atmosphere.
The full moon will appear in the eastern sky at sunset, as the sun is setting in the west. The moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west, and it reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight.
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Atmospheric refraction makes the Sun appear higher than it really is.
The simile "hung like a nickel in the sky" compares the dim sun to the way a nickel would appear if it were suspended in the sky. It implies that the sun is small, feeble, and lacking its usual brightness.
The apparent movement when the sun is at sunset is the sun appearing to move along the horizon line, gradually decreasing in altitude until it disappears from view. This is due to the Earth's rotation causing the sun to appear to set below the horizon.
the sun is at sunset that way so the horizon is a bit dark
No, the sun does not technically set into the sea. The Earth revolves around the sun which makes the sun appear to set into the sea especially when you are watching a sunset at the beach.
The longest shadows typically appear around sunrise and sunset when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. This usually occurs during the winter months when the sun is at its lowest angle.
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The sun appears bigger at sunset due to an optical illusion caused by the Earth's atmosphere. When the sun is near the horizon, its light passes through more of the atmosphere, which scatters shorter wavelengths of light and makes the sun appear larger than when it is higher in the sky.
it is because it suffers unequal refraction