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Old 18-05-2006, 07:47 AM
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Infact the moon is slightly smaller when it is on the horizon because the distance from you to it is slightly longer than when it is at it's highest. This is because you are adding the radius of the Earth to the distance to the moon (~6000km). The difference is unnoticable though.
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