Mirage of Astronomical Objects
A mirage of an astronomical object is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon, in which light rays are bent to produce distorted or multiple images of an astronomical object. The mirages might be observed for such astronomical objects as the Sun, the Moon, the planets, bright stars and very bright comets. The most commonly observed are sunset and sunrise mirages.
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“Whom we desired above all things to know,
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