Why Does the Moon Look Bigger on the Horizon?

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The question of why the Moon looks bigger on the horizon than when it’s high in the sky  has been debated for several thousand years. One popular myth, dating all the way back to Aristotle in the fourth century BC and which still endures somewhat today, is that it is simply a case of magnification caused by the Earth’s atmosphere.

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