Hey Ray! The Size Of The Moon And Optical Illusions

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Have you ever looked at the moon, as it was rising above the horizon and thought “WOW! The moon looks HUGE”, only to have it appear to shrink as it continued to rise into the night sky?
Those appearances can be deceiving, though.
The moon, while appearing to get smaller is actually staying the exact same size.
The apparent change in size is just an illusion, since the moon’s distance from the Earth does not change much in the matter of a few hours.
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