Stunning images of planet Earth surrounded by space garbage

[Parker]

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

What no clouds? I guess they all huddled together on the other side.
Here's a more interesting real image:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070916.html

Anyone else look at this picture and start singing the Discovery Channel song or is it just me?

Boom-di-ada / Boom-di-ada

[Keri]

That commercial makes me smile!!!

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Keri

Does anyone know the explanation as to why sometimes the moon apprears so much closer or larger than other times?

Moon illusion, the moon always seems larger in angular size when it is near the horizon than when it is high in the sky. In addition the moon does vary in angular size due to the eccentricity of its orbit. When the moon is closest to earth it obviously appears larger.

[monza]

I saw my missing screw driver out there.

[BC Mosaic]

[quote=Keri
Does anyone know the explanation as to why sometimes the moon apprears so much closer or larger than other times? [/QUOTE]

Read the caption below the photograph in this link:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071025.html
Sphelps has the right answer as well.

[Keri]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Moon illusion, the moon always seems larger in angular size when it is near the horizon than when it is high in the sky. In addition the moon does vary in angular size due to the eccentricity of its orbit. When the moon is closest to earth it obviously appears larger.

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

Read the caption below the photograph in this link:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071025.html
Sphelps has the right answer as well.

Thanks! I remember someone giving me an explanation years ago but I couldn't remember it, that's it