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The earth should not be that small.

• chmod775 8y ago
  Nonsense. You can make 2 objects appear pretty much any size relative to each other depending on your viewpoint/what kind of lens you use. This is especially noticeable in 3D renderings where you can make your "lens" any size/shape you want. Doesn't hurt to play around in one to see how much of an effect this can have on how we perceive objects. In this case there's nothing special going on though. The moon is really as far away as it looks. Earth and moon are separated by a distance roughly equal to 30 earth diameters. What you may think of are some shots you've seen from moon's surface, which are usually cropped/zoomed in to make earth appear larger.
  • Waterluvian 8y ago
    >Earth and moon are separated by a distance roughly equal to 30 earth diameters. I admit I had to look this up simply because it sounds so off. I knew both numbers but never thought about them together. The moon is so much closer than I've always perceived it to be.