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For me the illusion isn't really the Moon illusion but the sky illusion. Sky on top of me feels closer to me than the horizon, even though I know it isn't, so i
by wmt 11y ago
For me the illusion isn't really the Moon illusion but the sky illusion. Sky on top of me feels closer to me than the horizon, even though I know it isn't, so it's not that surprising that the same angular size near the horizon feels bigger than on top of me.