As we discussed in the chapter, the position of a star in the sky as viewed from
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As we discussed in the chapter, the position of a star in the sky as viewed from the surface of the Earth is not where it actually is because the light from the star refracts as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. Approximating the Earth’s atmosphere to be homogenous with a thickness of 100 km and having an index of refraction of 1.0003, determine the angular separation between the observed position of a star just barely above the horizon and the actual position of the star.
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Snells law can be applied to calculate the angular deviation of the li...View the full answer
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