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  • howrar
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    5 hours ago

    that the moon’s apparent size is due to how close it is to earth (same for seasons and the sun)

    Explain?

    Also, what’s the size/proximity of seasons?

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      4 hours ago

      The visual difference of the minimoon and supermoon is not that great, see here but hold your phone at arms length. This is the maximum difference (taken 6 months apart) that the moon ever is relative to itself. In practice, from one night to the next or one month to the next the difference is barely noticeable.

      When people say “the moon was huge tonight” what they are generally seeing is the moon illusion

      The reference to seasons is badly worded, but what I was referring to is that the earths seasons have nothing to do with how close to the sun it is

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        2 hours ago

        Ah, I didn’t realize the moon could look bigger/smaller at different times. I thought you were saying that the moon is actually the same size as the sun or something like that.