It does seem larger at the horizon....it's an optical illusion that your brain actually performs. The brain, when seeing an object on the horizon as opposed to high up in the sky, assumes that the object should be closer and actually enlarges the image when it interprets it.
I read about this a few years ago, and just found that fascinating. I figured the illusion was caused by refracted light or something like that....but apparently it all has to do with the brain. On 10/25/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I took that picture last night when it was just about right above > me. When it's closer to the horizon though it seems larger? Is that > wacky? > > > On Oct 25, 2007, at 8:22 AM, G Money wrote: > > > And that moon, incidentally, is about 15% bigger and brighter this > > evening.....it's about 30,000 miles closer to the earth than > > normal. I guess > > the moon's orbit is elliptical. I know it was absolutely stunning this > > morning when I was driving to work, hanging low and orange on the > > still-dark > > western horizon. > > > > On 10/24/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> What better way to compare cameras than to take pictures of the > >> moon :) > >> > >> http://picasaweb.google.com/zaph0d.b33bl3br0x2/2006_10_02MoonStudy > >> > >> The last 4 are the new D80. So far this camera is a lot better than > >> the D50. It's hard to quantify exactly why. It just "feels" more > >> like an extension of your eye. It's weird, but then again it could > >> just be an anomaly brought on by the distress of losing my last > >> camera > >> :) > >> > >> > >> > >> On 10/17/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Make sure you fill us in when you get it and how it works, etc. > >>> > >>> Want some hive cream? > >>> > >>> On 10/17/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> well, I went ahead and faced my fears head on and bought one off of > >>>> ebay. D80 body for $799. I think the hives are starting. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245157 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
