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Old 03-04-2014, 02:33 PM
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Just to throw some more spice to the mix; do a search for "moon at apogee and perigee" and you will see that the apparent size of the moon changes significantly from apogee to perigee. See also https://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html

(Note really sure why the blink comparison was re-scaled but there is an explanation in the text).
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