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Summer Moon Illusion

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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/20jun_moonillusion.htm
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Cool, interesting to have some explanations for the phenomenon.

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All this time, I thought it was a Doppler effect (the low hanging moon typically looks reddish, and red light has a longer wavelength, making the moon look larger.) Shows what I know.
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pretty neat
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