Does the moon's appearance change depending on its height above the horizon? Can you think of an explanation for this?
I'm assuming it does change, maybe in how bright it appears? and im not sure about this, but does it have anything to do with the shadow of the sun on it based on how high it is above the horizon? Like if its getting higher in the sky, the sun is obviously getting lower in the sky therefore the moon would look brighter?? I don't really know, so if you could answer the question, no need to go into extreme details, just a straight forward answer can be useful!
I would really appreciate it!
Help me out if you don't mind! Please and thanks :)
I'm assuming it does change, maybe in how bright it appears? and im not sure about this, but does it have anything to do with the shadow of the sun on it based on how high it is above the horizon? Like if its getting higher in the sky, the sun is obviously getting lower in the sky therefore the moon would look brighter?? I don't really know, so if you could answer the question, no need to go into extreme details, just a straight forward answer can be useful!
I would really appreciate it!
Help me out if you don't mind! Please and thanks :)
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There is an optiocal illusion called the horizon phenomenon in which the Moon looks larger near the horizon than when high in the sky. It is due to objects in a dark sky far from any reference points looking smaller