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Why does the Moon look close some nights and far away on other nights?

  • Written by Silas Laycock, Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell
Why does the Moon look close some nights and far away on other nights?The Moon often looks enormous when it first rises because of what is known as the Moon illusion.Roadcrusher/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAWhy does the Moon look close some nights and far away on other nights?

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