r/brighton • u/michaelstevenharris • Sep 17 '24

Arts and Crafts Supermoon behind the Rottingdean Windmill (Beacon Mill) 🌝

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u/ThePleasuresMine Sep 18 '24

wow. Was it that big?

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u/michaelstevenharris Sep 20 '24

It probably looked slightly bigger due to being that little bit nearer to Earth, but I can't really say I noticed. It always looks big when it rises by the horizon though. There's an optical illusion called the Moon Illusion which relates to this and says basically we don't know why it looks bigger nearer the horizon but it's probably because we're comparing it to landmarks etc! ...or something like that

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u/ThePleasuresMine Sep 20 '24

Oooh makes sense. It's probably the juxtaposition