The moon illusion - Andrew Vanden Heuvel

TED-Ed · 814K views · 2013 · 4:09

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Everyday physics & science demosother

Why the open web links it

Explains the psychological and perceptual reasons behind the moon appearing larger on the horizon.

Linked by 10 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including inaf.it, iau.org, rua.gr, andrewvh.com, aprendendoingles.com.br.

Cited in 1 Wikipedia article, including Moon illusion.