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A false sunrise is any of several atmospheric optical phenomena in which the Sun appears to have risen, but is actually still some distance below the horizon. A number of different atmospheric conditions can be responsible for this effect, all of which divert the sunlight in such a way as to allow it to reach the observer's eye, thereby giving ...
A false sunset can refer to one of two related atmospheric optical phenomena, in which either (1) the Sun appears to be setting into or to have set below the horizon while it is actually still some height above the horizon, [1] or (2) the Sun has already set below the horizon, but still appears to be on or above the horizon (thus representing the reverse of a false sunrise).
Twilight is the time period between dawn and sunrise, and between sunset and dusk. Morning twilight: astronomical, nautical, and civil stages at dawn. The apparent disk of the Sun is shown to scale. [1] Evening twilight: civil, nautical, and astronomical stages at dusk. The solar disk is shown to scale.
The current sunrise in Raleigh is around 7:35 a.m., and sunset is around 6:15 p.m., according to sunrise-sunset.org. Once daylight savings ends this weekend, here’s how the length of the day ...
On the morning of Sept. 23, residents of Chicago, Illinois, were able to catch the sun rising during "Chicagohenge," where the rising sun aligns with Chicago's street grid.
Astronomically, sunrise occurs for only an instant, namely the moment at which the upper limb of the Sun appears tangent to the horizon. [1] However, the term sunrise commonly refers to periods of time both before and after this point: Twilight, the period in the morning during which the sky is brightening, but the Sun
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Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizon. [1] This morning twilight period will last until sunrise (when the Sun's upper limb breaks the ...