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Originally Posted by thedoc
It has been repeatedly stated on this forum, in this thread, that the sun is not in the sky where we see it. It has been stated that we see the Sunset 8.5 minutes after the Sun has actually disappeared below the horizon. Has that opinion changed in the last few days?
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The sunset thing isn't 8.5 minutes and it's an atmospheric effect where the Earth's atmosphere refracts the sunlight. I explicitly said I'm ignoring atmospheric effects here.
Also, if you haven't noticed, I said that I tried to use this argument before and then I acknowledged that it doesn't work.