EBK FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY
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Author: Backman
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Chapter 8, Problem 2RQ
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The photosphere’s color as viewed from the ground on a clear, cloudless day at the Sun is overhead; the sun is above the ocean’s horizon; the sun is half below the ocean’s horizon.
Is the photosphere changing the colors during this sunset.
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