if the moon is so far away how can you still see it?

Question

could u please answer my question please and thank you.

Answer 1

The moon isn't very far....238,000 miles. It's 2000 miles in diameter, which makes it a fairly large object so close. Consider - we (well, some people who have good eyes - that's not me) can see the larger moons of Jupiter - 500,000,000 miles away - and they're not much bigger than our moon.

Answer 2

The moon is large and it's bright. It's far away, yes, but not so far away that we can't see it easily. If it was as far away as the planet Neptune we wouldn't see it at all because the farther away things are the smaller they become.

You can see this in the world around you. Next time you're in a long hallway and someone is walking towards you, or you're walking towards them, notice that they get bigger and bigger the closer they get to you.

Answer 3

I got news for you. After you read this, you may want to increase your medication. The Sun , Jupiter and everything else you see at night are further than the moon.

Answer 4

238,000 miles (average distance to the Moon) is a really short hop as compared to other distances in the solar system:

Answer 5

because the moon is not giving off its own light it is just reflection the suns light which is really bright. like a reflector on a bicycle.

Answer 6

Because its pretty damn big. The sun is even farther away and we can see it too......because its so freaking big.

Answer 7

It is too big and too reflective not to see it.

Answer 8

Because it's big.