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The sun appears to us minutes earliear than the actual sunrise and minutes later than the actual sunset.

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3, 2

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2, 3

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3, 3

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2, 2

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Solution

The correct option is D 2, 2
Due to atmospheric refraction, the apparent position of the sun appears to us 2 minutes earlier than the actual sunrise and 2 minutes later than the actual sunset.

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