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Elliptical Sun, P-K

Elliptical Sun

Elliptical Sun, P-K

Elliptical Sun

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Description

Proof that the Sun is not round, or at least this is how it appears through a solar telescope minutes before the Sun sets due to the refraction of its light through the thicker atmosphere near the horizon. The large sunspot, AR2192, is about to rotate off the face of the Sun.

White circle added to accentuate the effect.

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Elliptical Sun, P-K