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Old 03-04-2014, 02:07 PM
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When the Moon is directly overhead the distance is from you to the Moon. When the Moon is on the horizon the distance is from you to the Moon plus the radius of the Earth. It should therefore be slightly smaller on the horizon not accounting for any refraction effects.
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