Question

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WHY DO STARS APPEAR HIGHER THAN THEIR ACTUAL POSITION ???????.
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Answer 1

Answer:

This occurs due to atmospheric refraction phenomenon.

Explanation:

As light has to travel through various layers of atmosphere i.e 5 layers, the light starts bending while passing through these layers. When light bends, this bending of light is called refraction of light and hence stars appear higher than their actual position.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

the stars appear higher than their actual position due to refraction of light. the starlight suffers refraction continuously on entering the earth's atmosphere. hence it appears higher than actually it is ...