Show the effect of refraction at elevation 90, 75 and 25 degrees. Compute the difference in elevation angle but also in terms of absolute position difference in km.

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For an object at the geostationary height over latitude = 40.43113 deg and longitude = -86.91499 deg.

 
Show the effect of refraction at elevation 90, 75 and 25 degrees. Compute the difference
in elevation angle but also in terms of absolute position difference in km.
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