Friday, January 29, 2021

The Moon Illusion: Why Does the Moon Look So Big Sometimes?

 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1191/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-the-moon-and-the-s/#:~:text=%22When%20the%20moon%20is%20near,the%20moon%20appear%20very%20large.

The Moon is not always the same distance away from Earth. The orbit is not a perfect circle.

When the Moon is the farthest away, it’s 252,088 miles away. That’s almost 32 Earths. When it's closest, the Moon is 225,623 miles away. That’s between 28 and 29 Earths.

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/moon-distance/en/#:~:text=Well%2C%20the%20Moon%20is%20not,That's%20almost%2032%20Earths.

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