So, with the Summer's Solstice Full Moon upon us, Physorg.com brought to light one of those things that we assumed to occur for one reason, but turns out to be for a completely different reason.
As the moon rises above the horizon the next couple of nights, take notice of its size... big, huh? I always thought this was due to some type of lensing effect from the atmosphere that made it look bigger.
Turns out that is not the case... Turns out, it's all in our head. Don't believe me? Take a picture of it (zoomed out all the way, of course), wait a few hours and take another picture and compare them (same zoom setting). Don't want to wait? Supposedly (I haven't tried this yet), you can also lose the illusion by looking at it upside down.
Of course, I plan on checking all this out tonight... hopefully my next post won't be about not trusting everything you hear on the net.
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You can also see it by using your fingers or a sheet of paper. Hold it at arms' length at the beginning of the night and note how big it looks compared to your fingers or the paper. Then, do it again later in the night, when the Moon is high in the sky.
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