Brainstorm: A Large Moon Rising |
 Dave Thurlow, Host |
Today on The Weather Notebook, I have a Brainstorm about the moon. Hi, I'm Dave Thurlow from the Mount Washington Observatory. As with any Brainstorm, if we use your response on the air, we will send you a magnificent magic weather mug. And if you're not that lucky individual, don't worry because all respondents receive an answer to the Brainstorm and a Weather Notebook poster.
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So, dear listener explain this one? If you look at the moon when it's near the horizon, and later that night, check it out when it's high in the sky, you may notice something strange. The moon, when it's near the horizon, appears much larger than when it's up above your head. So today's brainstorm is...why? What causes the moon to appear larger near the horizon?
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Again, today's brainstorm question is why does the moon appear much larger near the horizon than when it's high in the sky.
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