Why is the moon orange tonight and HUGE?
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This effect is caused by the atmosphere of the earth. The reason for the orange color is due to the scattering of light by the atmosphere. When the moon is near the horizon, the moonlight must pass through much more atmosphere than when the moon is directly overhead. By the time the moonlight reaches your eyes, the blue, green, and purple pieces of visible light have been scattered away by air molecules. That's why you only see yellow, orange, or red.
The moon can have an orange color at any time of the year. Sometimes the moon appears orange even when it's directly overhead. This occurs when there's a lot of dust, smoke, or pollution in the atmosphere. The size of those particles will determine the type of color you will see.
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Step outside and you'll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth's moon, round and cratered; the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something's wrong. This full moon is strangely inflated. It's huge!
You've just experienced the Moon Illusion.
Sky watchers have known this for thousands of years: moons hanging low in the sky look unnaturally big. Cameras don't see it, but our eyes do. It's a real illusion. When you look at the moon, rays of moonlight converge and form an image about 0.15 mm wide in the back of your eye. High moons and low moons make the same sized spot. So why does your brain think one is bigger than the other? After all these years, scientists still aren't sure why. A similar illusion was discovered in 1913 by Mario Ponzo.
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It is? Where do you live? It's still bright and sunny here in Miami.
Because it would look funny if it was green
Don't know but it was the same last night
It isn't...simple!!!
The moon's orbit around the Earth is elliptical. It has a perigee, and an apogee. What you saw was the perigee, the lowest point of the orbit, so the moon looks larger in the sky. The color has to do with the atmospheric conditions.
I miss that in Oct/Nov since I emigrated to Australia, it was gorgeous.I used to ride home on my motorbike from a late shift in Cornwall and it was lovely. I guess it is just that is it closer to Earth in Oct /Nov but it does not seem to happen here so i don't really know why
Didn't you see the news? It was knocked off it's orbit and is going to hit the earth tomorrow. Quick - turn off your computer and go spend all your money tonight - you won't need it after the world is smashed to smithereens.
goodbye.
it means that it is close !!
because of the pollution in the sky
is it? its white here in manchester uk
Because its full of juice.
I had to go outside and look at the moon, couldn't see it as no windows that side of the house. Was disappointed to discover my moon was normal! Where are you? I have never seen this before, sounds really good!
Its Huge because its near the Horizon, The looking class effect.
Its Orange because of pollution in the atmosphere.
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el-nino? Perhaps you are in for stormy weather.Check the 24 hr. forcast.
In London its 3/4 and bright White
The orange color comes from dust in the atmosphere, which is generally more prevalent in Autumn.
The hugeness comes from an effect called "Moon Illusion". Wikipedia has an excellent article on this effect.
Because it is closest to the earth right now.
It is a thank you from god for the defeat of the republicans!
idk maybe i ate something.
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