atmospheric refraction
Atmospheric refraction is the bending of light rays as they pass through the Earth's atmosphere, causing objects to appear slightly higher in the sky than their actual position.
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Related Concepts (21)
- anomalous refraction
- astronomical refraction
- atmospheric dispersion
- atmospheric optics
- atmospheric temperature gradient
- atmospheric turbulence
- crepuscular rays
- fata morgana
- green flash
- halo phenomena
- light refraction
- meteorological phenomena
- mirage
- optical illusions
- rainbow formation
- refractive index of air
- scattering of light
- stellar occultation
- sun dogs
- terrestrial refraction
- twilight and sunrise/sunset
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