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Google News: How Big is the Moon?
[Space.com] - This trick of the brain — known either as the moon illusion or the Ponzo illusion — has been observed since ancient times, but still has no generally accepted explanation. One theory holds that we're used to seeing clouds just a few miles above us
Weather: One last taste of summer
www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com
[Mansfield News Journal] - My favorite photo of this past weekend's Harvest Moon was taken in Fort Atkinson, Iowa. Not only does it feature a field ready for harvest and the moon on the horizon, when it appears larger than overhead because of the moon illusion, but a bluebird
Chasing the Harvest Moon Up the Central Oregon Coast
www.beachconnection.net
[Oregon Coast Beach Connection] - “The bigger-than-usual size of a moon seen near the horizon is a trick your eyes play on you, called 'the moon illusion,' “ Todd said. “The illusion is a matter of perception, a trick of the brain, which perceives the Moon when seen overhead as closer
Impressed in the west by magnificent autumn moons
www.irishtimes.com
[Irish Times] - Both moons invite what is termed the moon illusion: the conviction of so many people that full moons look biggest of all soon after clearing the horizon. Science admits the illusion but still can't quite account for it. Ptolemy's notion is still
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