Answer:
No, what is seen is not true. The
starlight on entering the earth's atmosphere, undergoes refraction continuously
before it reaches the earth. The atmospheric refraction occurs in a medium of
gradually changing refractive index.
Since, the atmosphere bends starlight
towards the normal, the apparent position of the star is slightly different
from its actual position. Thus, star appears slightly higher (above) than its
actual position,
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