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Why the moon suddenly looks huge on the horizon, according to science
On some evenings the rising Moon seems to swell into a glowing disk that dwarfs city skylines and mountain ridges, as if it ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Angled view of the Giordano Bruno, Lunar crater, 2016. The ...
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Why does the moon look larger when it's on the horizon?
The moon looks enormous when it's near the horizon — why is that?
I remember watching the full moon rise one early evening a while back. I first noticed a glow to the east lighting up the flat horizon in the darkening sky, and within moments the moon was cresting ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. An image of the moon taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance ...
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