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Why is the sun big at sunset?

Me and my girl Asked by lucky0u over 3 years ago, 2 answers.
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why is the sun big at sunset?

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Jeremy Goodrich yep, that's me Answered by thedude on Dec 12, 2007, 10:57AM
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It's a trick of the light...as it gets closer to the horizon, you can more easily compare it with other "stuff" where as when it's in the sky, you have no concrete objects to compare it to.

So when it's closer to the horizon at sunset the sun seems larger.

Sunset Answered by amermayah on Jun 03, 2008, 07:53AM
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