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Re: (meteorobs) Smaller yet closer
In a message dated 1/24/00 8:36:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
maryhoey@sedonadot net writes:
<< >The moon looked closer to
>me. I also thought that it looked smaller than usual and
>that it had a more 3-dimensional appearance than a full
moon
>does.
When the moon looks closer, how can it look smaller?
Philipp
Philipp-
It just looked like a smaller but closer object than a full
moon. If the full moon were a distant object, like a
nickel -- the darkened moon looked like a penny that I could
reach up and touch. This doesn't seem contradictory to me.
>>
The experiment given to schools age kids is to take an aspirin tablet (not
gelcaps) and hold it at arms length. It just fits over the moon at moonrise
or set and also at zenith. Try it - it works.
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