y does it seem sometimes some nights the moon seems soo big??

Answer 1

It depends on the phase of the moon, the position of the moon in relation to the earth, and where you're viewing it from.

Answer 2

Whay you are referring to is the effect of the moon appearing larger when it is rising than when it is above. This is in your mind. Although it should be said that the moon does move closer and farther away as it orbits the earth. Its orbit is not prefectly circular, but a very slight oval. And while this difference in distance can be sensed(it's the reason the moon does not always block the entire sun in an eclipes) it is not the only factor and not usually the reason the moon appears larger.

The exact reason the moon appears larger near the horizon is kind of hard to understand. Because you can see relatively nearby(compared to the moon) objects when the moon is near the horizon, your mind can sense that the moon is much farther away. Knowing that the moon is much farther away, your mind now also knows that for it to appear as it does from that vast distance, that it must be an exceedingly large object(which it is, as over 1,000 miles in diameter). Because your mind knows it is so large, that kind of taints your visual perception of the size(vision is all interpreted in the mind anyway). When the moon is up high in the sky, there is nothing to compare it to. It's out there with stars that are even farther away so it just appears the size that it really is.

This might not be right. This topic has been debated among scientifically minded people for years and I don't know if I have the most recently accepted understanding of the phenomenom. But the fact remains, that while the moon does appear larger at the horizon, it is not closer(It's actually about 4000 miles farther away when it is at the horizon than when it is straight above you) and it's angular diameter in the sky is not greater. It's just a quirk of the human mind.

Answer 3

you see it big cause it is close to the horizon so you compare it to things like trees and houses so it appears bigger. It is always the same, really it is just where you see it. Proof of this comes from the fact that every time the moon "appears" big it is close to the horizon but it never "appears" big when it is high up in the sky.

Answer 4

closer to the earth

Answer 5

i odnt know but it sure is beautiful