Post: Ever Seen a Giant Full Moon?? Don't always believe what you see with your own eyes !!
03-05-2011, 02:30 AM #1
NeedaLifeSoon
Retired Life
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They are really spectacular, I've seen it twice and It can fill the sky it appears so large.
The truth is that it is just an illusion and your mind is playing tricks, even though many people can see it at the same time.
Here are some pictures of some and an explanation of them.
If you are lucky you will get to see one in your life, but don't believe evertything you see. It just your mind playing tricks on you...

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Here are a couple of sites explaining why..

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03-05-2011, 07:16 PM #20
Mr.Kane
Greatness
Is that whats its like on the outside? :O

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NeedaLifeSoon
03-05-2011, 07:44 PM #21
Lopez.
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I saw one it looks so amazing.
03-05-2011, 07:47 PM #22
TheBigRod
uh-may-zuh-zing
I've actually seen the moon really big, nearly dropped a load in my pants, haha.
But it is real.
03-05-2011, 09:51 PM #23
HomelandSec
League Champion
Those are some freak en big Moons that I've never seen before.
03-05-2011, 10:51 PM #24
NeedaLifeSoon
Retired Life
Originally posted by Vincen
They are definately photoshopped. I tried clicking the nasa.gov one. There is no media section in the Science.gov site. and if you try to type the direct /URL it gives you Forbidded access.



I am not claiming that some of these pictures have not been altered to create an image as it would appear to the human eye, ( not by me ). There is no denying that this is an trick of the mind and is not captured as well on film. Although the perspective aspects remain in the Photos. Not unlike the Sidewalk chalk drawings in another thread.

NASA does have many pages on their site about the moon illusion phenomenon. It has been observed and reported since Aristotle wrote about it in 350BC.
Here is a link to the NASA science site with pictures and explanations.
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And here is a very cool (non altered) picture of the moon rising and Sun setting over the North Pole.
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