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Why does the moon look bigger some nights than others? ~The Yeti~ Join or Log In to answer.
elliptical orbit of the moon, sometimes it is closer to earth than other times
-Mangangali (29Q / 6759A) Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:58am


if it's closer to the horizon, it looks bigger because you can compare it to objects, rather than open space, tho it's really the same size
-sharkey (96Q / 1502A) Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:17am


It is called the moon illusion and here is an explanation ~dsimanek/3d/moonillu.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/3d/moonillu.htm
-MarkStrosnider (0Q / 7A) Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:19am


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