I once spent an eerie 10 minutes or so following ET lights that turned out to be a low-hanging moon shining through a bunch of Eucalyptus trees. Sure, I felt like an idiot when I figured it out. But at the time, it was a total Roy Neary moment.
For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. In fact, a low Moon is no wider than any other Moon—cameras prove it—but the human brain insists otherwise.
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Date: 2010-06-25 08:01 pm (UTC)For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. In fact, a low Moon is no wider than any other Moon—cameras prove it—but the human brain insists otherwise.