Why does the moon sometimes appear much bigger than at other times?
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The Moon will often appear larger when it is low it our atmosphere, that is when it is low on the horizon. That happens because out atmosphere acts as a lens in magnifying the Moon.
Its an optical illusion. When the moon is near the horizon, you have something to measure it against. When it is high in the sky you have nothing to measure it against. It does not really change size. measure it yourself at different times when you think it is smaller or larger.
I think it is at certain times of the year when it is particularly low and it is a clear night.
It is an optical illusion.
It looks bigger when were closer to it.
Didn't you see the television commercial. Sometimes the moon hadn't had enough to eat.
The reason why the moon sometimes appears bigger is that the orbit of the moon is eliptical instead of circular. So that means that at certain stages the moon is closer to the Earth and so appears bigger. And it can also depend on how high it is in the sky. The lower it is the bigger it appears.
Because the moon goes through about 8 different phases.during different times of the year it moves closer or farther away.
It is on an eliptical path around the earth and also the earth is turning as well.
the atmosphere acts as a magnifying glass and gives the illusion that the moon is much bigger but only when it is low on the horizon as it rises we lose the magnifying effect
Its an illusion caused by the physiology of the eye and the way the brain processes images. Its origin is quite complex, in part due to visual cues and in part due to the way the eye focuses in the dark.
Try looking at it upside down when it is near the horizon.
Because the atmosphere at the horizon acts like a magnifying glass. When you watch a sunset the sun appears very much larger.
I trust this will answer your question.
maybe because the moon expands.
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