What a beautiful sunset, took this picture just a few nights ago, breathtaking.
Have you ever been told that some of the stars you are looking at are already dead because of the time it takes the light to travel? Well the same thing sort of happens with the sun, except the sun doesn't die every night. Thanks to our atmosphere, which bends light, we are able to see the sun setting. If this is a little confusing, please look at the picture below. So by the time you see the sun setting, it's actually already set, as the light from the sun takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the Earth.