The moon's apparent size when it's near the horizon is an optical
illusion, but the moon's size does change a tiny bit due to the its
elliptical orbit.
Most visible during certain solar eclipses. If the moon is near apogee
during an eclipse it becomes becomes an annular eclipse instead of a total.
BTW, it looks like if the world doesn't come to an end in 2012, and we
manage to hang on until Aug 21, 2017 the contiguous USA will see it's
first total eclipse since 1979.
And it looks to be a good one with the path of totality stretching from
the western Pacific to nearly the Atlantic coast of Africa. In the US
the path of totality will cross Oregon, Idaho,Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, with
the greatest eclipse being just west of Hopkinsville, KY.
All of North America (Canada, USA & Mexico) will see at least a partial
eclipse, as will Central America and a good chunk of South America.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4epeav
Cool. Hope I'm around to see it.
From: Jack Davis
I've also read that it's just that the rising moon appears larger do
to it's relationship with known physical features near the horizon.
Color is generally more to the amber side do mainly to rising heat,
dust and moisture. Prior to that, I had wrongfully imagined that
moisture was responsible for slightly magnifying the moon's image.
Jack ---
On Fri, 2/18/11, David Parsons <parsons.da...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: David Parsons <parsons.da...@gmail.com> Subject: Re:
Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot.... To:
"Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Date: Friday, February
18, 2011, 5:42 AM The moon is the same size no matter where it is
in the sky.? When it appears larger near the horizon, it's a
perceptual illusion.
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele
<ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail
witht the 55-300 of
the moon... are you photo'ing this when the moon is just
rising?
close to the horizon?
Thanks for your compliment on my besaties, btw
ann
Jeffery Johnson wrote:
Just wanted to send a warning as the following
contains this evenings moon
shots and yes it has one cat shot too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157626078196746/
As always be gentle.. I am hoping for a clearer
night tomorrow night and I
will use the tripod tomorrow night but for tonight
I did it freestyle.
Jeffery
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