Thanks Sean,
I am not sure if that is the go here or not. It does seem similar to what I saw, but the image is not "on the peripheral" it was seen straight up (both figuratively and physically). Your experiment would have a lot to do with the focus length of the eye.
NOTE : My wife just caught me looking at my thumb at 1 cm from my eye. What can I say... Make sure they are in bed before you try this experiment.
Anybody else have any ideas, ?
and no, I hadn't been drinking.
