In this photo of the lined up planets in the sky, why does Jupiter look larger than the moon? I know it's huge, but the moon is much closer?
Sorry, I know this may be a stupid question, but I'm just curious.
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A say: Just editing. It's just to give you a point of reference where to look in the sky for each one. The moon is easily larger than Jupiter from our vantage point. Jupiter doesn't look anything more than a bright star unless you have a telescope.
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Fred say: If you step out into the night sky Jupiter is about three fingers held out at arm's length above Antares in the star constellation of Scorpius .. but if you knew that... you wouldn't have asked such a question as the one above!
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AL say: because the massive diameter of jupiter would appear to be bigger even if the moon was closer jupiter is massive.
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Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. say: That isn't a photo.
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poldi2 say: Jupiter never looks larger than the moon.
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cosmo say: Jupiter is never bigger in angular size than a big crater on the Moon.
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quantumclaustrophobe say: If you'd really like to see how Jupiter looks against the moon - you can see it tonight. About 9pm or so, go out and look into the south east; the brightest 'star' that you see there is actually Jupiter. The moon is a bit past half full, so it should be relatively high in the sky - you'll be able to compare the two.
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Zardoz say: The planets are being represented by their current apparent brightness. The Moon is only being represented by its position. If it were to be represented by its brightness it would overwhelm the rest of the scene just like it does in the actual sky.
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D g say: THATS not a photo of the moon on our planet it might be a moon around jupiter or some other planet
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