Sphere Distortion

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I'm new to the 3d world. When I create a sphere textured with earth and place it in what would be an upper left corner of the screen the sphere appears distorted kinda stretched. If I place it in the middle ( coordinates 0,0,Z any Z coordinate it appears normal. Anyone know how this would be corrected ?