Why does the Moon look so big?
When the Moon is near the horizon, it seems bigger than when it's high in the sky. This is an illusion and humans have been trying to figure it out for millennia.
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
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• How Far Away Is The Moon?
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• What is Inertia?
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• What is the Universe expanding into?
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
AsapSCIENCE on the Moon Illusion:
• The Moon Illusion
Explorium on the Moon Illusion:
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Video on Ibn Al-Haytham:
• Ibn Al-Haytham: The First Scientist
Numberphile on Googol and Googolplex:
• Googol and Googolplex - Numberphile
Vlogbrothers "No Edge" Video:
• How Big is the Universe?
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COMMENT RESPONSES
What aspects are finite? - willcant quickscope:
• What is the Universe expanding into?
CMB Oval? - Igor Sarcevic & Pirate Persian:
• Is The Universe Infinite?
• Is The Universe Infinite?
No Edge - Bobby Harper:
• What is the Universe expanding into?
What is nothing? - toothandsticks:
• What is the Universe expanding into?
How far to find yourself? - Gauge Wiley:
• What is the Universe expanding into?
Camera Shy Clone - Jonathan Spking:
• What is the Universe expanding into?
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Space Shuttle with Full Moon:
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Assurbanipal:
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Aristotle:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Galileo:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Ibn al-Haytham:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Cosmic Microwave Background:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Spa...
Mollweide Map Projection:
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