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June 23, 2005

Larger Full Moon an Optical Illusion

Posted by Eric at 2:10 pm. Filed under: General

Interesting.

“If the moon is near the horizon, you see it compared to objects on the ground, and it appears larger. It’s actually an optical illusion,” Ciupik said.

I always figured it had something to do with the curve of the Earth and light refraction. Shows you what I know.


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