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tater · 08-25-07, 08:11 PM

The sun only looks bigger on the horizon because you have a reference to compare it to. It should be about 30 minutes of arc no matter where it is.

The moon should be about the same (which is why eclipses happen the way they do).

tater

08-25-07, 08:11 PM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The sun only looks bigger on the horizon because you have a reference to compare it to. It should be about 30 minutes of arc no matter where it is. The moon should be about the same (which is why eclipses happen the way they do). tater