See a Huge Moon Illusion Wednesday

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As the full moon rises this Wednesday evening, June 18, many people will be tricked into thinking it's unusually large

The moon illusion, as it's known, is a trick in our minds that makes the moon seem bigger when it's near the horizon. The effect is most pronounced at full moon. Many people swear it's real, suggesting that perhaps Earth's atmosphere magnifies the moon.

[Reggie Cleveland]

I see all I want to see of Moon right here, thank you.

[Iowa_Card]

Moon is fat and knows magic tricks?

[Moon Man]

Moon is fat and knows magic tricks?

Half right.

Moon

[Iowa_Card]

Half right.

Moon

Which kid do you saw in half?

[chiguy]

No thanks, I see this every day in the office.

[Prngr44]

I thought this might be that Moonvertising baloney people were talking about a while back.

[ksbluesfan]

By the time the Moon cleared the trees in the back yard, it didn't look bigger than usual.

And, to pick a nit, the name of our biggest natural satellite is the Moon. The planet on which we live is the Earth. These are proper names.

[Glovey]

It looked pretty big.

[ShortHop]

It looked pretty big.

That is not what she said.

[mmwtdh]

It was big and red...........