Flattened Sun

By: Hasan and Kevin 

What is the Flattened Sun?

• The flattened sun is an optical phenomena                        

• The sun looks oval and dimmer at the bottom                  

• Occurs mostly in polar regions and at high altitudes                    

Why Does It Occur?

• Refraction in the atmosphere creates the illusion                                   
• Density differences make the atmosphere similar lens                                

HOW DOES it occur?

• Light rays bend towards dense atmosphere                                  

• Higher density is identified as high pressure and low temperatures

Bibliography

• http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/sunflat.htm         

• http://www.weatherscapes.com/album.php?cat=optics&subcat=flattening                                       

• http://www.whyfiles.org/2010/i-saw-a-photo-of-the-sun-rising-above-lake-michigan-in-door-county/