Do we see the Sun for about 8 more minutes after he has already set?

Subject: Do we see the Sun for about 8 more minutes after he has already set?

Date: Sun Mar 9 10:41:18 1997
Posted by Holm Niels
Grade level: 4-6
School: Bezirkschule
City: Baden State/Province: Aargau
Country: Switzerland
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 857925678.As

Message:

Our teacher told us that sunlight takes 8 minutes to reach us on the earth. Does it mean that our night lasts 8 minutes longer than the time of sunrise? Do we still see the sun (till about 8 more minutes) though actually he has already set?

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