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Questioning the narrative.

01. Reflecting on refraction.

Astronomical or celestial refraction causes astronomical objects to appear higher above the horizon than they actually are. Terrestrial refraction usually causes terrestrial objects to appear higher than they actually are, although in the afternoon when the air near the ground is heated, the rays can curve upward making objects appear lower than they actually are.

The theory proposes that we only see a 'refracted' or 'virtual' sun at sunrise and the 'real' sun is below the horizon.

If this proposition is true, there should be a time when the 'virtual' sun has moved up in the sky and the 'real' sun has moved over the horizon; but we never observe this.
The 'virtual' sun cannot stand still until the 'real' sun moves up as this would be observed.

This ‘virtual’ sun is contingent upon the ‘real’ sun so the ‘real’ sun must rise up above the horizon. There has to come a time when the effects of refraction no longer apply, so by what process does the ‘virtual’ sun cease to be observable?

There is clearly something wrong with this theory.

The link below is to a YouTube video that shows time lapse sunsets.

The sun travels at the same speed throughout the setting process and there is no time when it pauses. We are told that atmospheric refraction happens at sunset and sunrise, so at what point in the setting process does a 'virtual' of 'refracted' sun take the place of the real sun?

We never observe this transition.

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