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    • Emperor Penguins on the ice, with shadow from sun.
    Rights: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0 Published 23 May 2019 Size: 3.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    The Sun is low on the horizon so the penguin’s shadow is long. An object is always between a light source and the surface on which its shadow forms.

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