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Cuando el disco solar corte por el oeste (poniente) el horizonte y su limbo superior sea tangente a este, se produce:When the Sun’s disc cuts the horizon in the west and its upper limb is tangent to it, this is:

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Correct answer: c) Sunset.

Why it is correct

In the west, with the upper limb on the horizon, this is sunset.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is the meridian passage.
  • b) That is in the east.
  • d) That is the light before sunrise.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. West: sunset.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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