Starship Asterisk*

Gentleman (and ladies, too), lets not leave our ego here. Poor APOD reader that has to go through all posts. There is no point in disputing that a double or triple sunrise may exist. As we know, the atmosphere has lots to teach us still. So, lets focus on this particular phenomena and try to explain...

It took me a while to go through all posts. Here goes my 2 cents. Against atmospheric-reflection theory: It seems that the "Etruscan vase" effect is the same in all mirages. Since this is a nearby effect caused by refraction of the light in the nearby ocean, it is therefore very unplausibl...