Moon illusion
optical illusion which causes the Moon to appear larger near the horizon than it does higher up in the sky
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Moon illusion
Summary
Moon illusion is an optical illusion[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of optical_illusion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Moon illusion's image is recorded as Harvest moon.jpg[3].
- Moon illusion's instance of is recorded as optical illusion[4].
- Moon illusion's Commons category is recorded as Moon illusions[5].
- Moon illusion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04pcr1[6].
- Moon illusion's has cause is recorded as refraction[7].
- Moon illusion's has characteristic is recorded as Moon[8].
- Moon illusion's Quora topic ID is recorded as Moon-Illusion[9].
- Moon illusion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 141958687[10].
- Moon illusion's Glossary of Meteorology ID is recorded as 8353[11].
- Moon illusion's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 91578[12].
Why It Matters
Moon illusion ranks in the top 8% of optical_illusion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]