Question

Explain why stars appear higher than the actual position?

Answer 1

Answer:

The stars seem to be higher in the sky than they actually are due to atmospheric refraction.As the light rays from a star pass through the different layers of atmosphere (density of layers increasing downwards), they suffer atmospheric refraction from a rarer to a denser medium.

Answer 2

Answer:

The stars seem to be higher in the skythan they actually are due to atmospheric refraction.As the light rays from a star pass through the different layers of atmosphere (density of layers increasing downwards), they suffer atmospheric refraction from a rarer to a denser medium.