Today I Found Out

Why Does the Moon Look Bigger on the Horizon? (2015x16)

Date de diffusion: Jun 03, 2015

→Subscribe for new videos every day! http://bit.ly/todayifoundout→’s high in the sky has been debated for several thousand years. One popular myth, dating all the way back to Aristotle in the fourth century BC and which still endures somewhat today, is that it is simply a case of magnification caused by the Earth’s atmosphere. Want the text version? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/why-the-moon-looks-bigger-on-the-horizon/ Resources/Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzo_illusion http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/831/why-does-the-moon-appear-bigger-near-the-horizon http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top5_myths_020903-2.html http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top_10_cool_moon_facts-1.html http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top_10_cool_moon_facts-5.html http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top_10_cool_moon_facts-9.html http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/earth_worldbook.html