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Re: Plumb-line horizon vs. geocentric horizon
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 23:19 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 23:19 -0500
Which reminds me an interesting question: Why the Moon (and especially the Sun) look much larger when they are close to the horizon? (Most people think this is so evident that they refuse to believe that Sun's diameter does not change during the day; the effect is purely "psychological", that is in our perception). Recently I read a comprehensive discussion of this by Euler:-) It is interesting what modern science says about this:-) Alex. > held at arm's length is the same apparent size as > the Full Moon (you can throw > in "when rising" if you want to mess with people). > > -FER > 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. > www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars >
