Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1exp 10/6/83; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!harpo!floyd!clyde!ihnp4!ihuxi!walsh From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: How vast moon tonight? Message-ID: <621@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 09:19:11 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxi.621 Posted: Mon Oct 31 09:19:11 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Nov-83 20:49:51 EST References: <345@mh3bs.UUCP> <517@sbcs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il Lines: 7 I'd like to know where Saumya got that information. If that's true, then why do time lapse photos of the moon rising from horizon to zenith show the moon as the same size in each photo?? As many have explained, the REAL reason the moon appears larger on the horizon is because of an optical illusion!!!! 'nuff said!!!