Eli5: why does the sun appear a bit flattened while the sunset is happening ?

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Eli5: why does the sun appear a bit flattened while the sunset is happening ?

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The light of the sun is passing through the air at an oblique angle, which causes the light to become distorted similar to heat haze you see rising from a road on a hot day.

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