Timeline for Why does the moon appear bigger close to the horizon, rising or setting?
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| Sep 7, 2012 at 22:10 | comment | added | orome | Is this true? While it is correct that the cause is "psychological", the actual mechanism is not known. In particular, it is my understanding that the mechanism you cite has been ruled out. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 2:44 | comment | added | David Z | I believe I've heard (although I can't remember where) that when the moon is high up in the sky, you also compare it with the distance between the moon and the horizon. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 17:44 | vote | accept | Mike | ||
| Feb 11, 2012 at 17:44 | vote | accept | Mike | ||
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| Feb 11, 2012 at 17:40 | comment | added | Manishearth | More accurately, we can only comoare the moon with the clouds. Clouds are pretty huge, though they don't look huge, so they dwarf the moon' | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 17:34 | history | answered | Mitchell | CC BY-SA 3.0 |