Lots of email about the lunar optical illusion article linked here yesterday. I think I will only post this one:

Jonah:
This is a truly dumb article.
“Nasa can’t explain why the moon appears bigger when it’s on the horizon
than when it’s high in the night sky.”
Nasa [sic] also can’t explain why the lettuce in my refrigerator gets all
yucky. Scientists are baffled – and in this type of article, bafflement is
their default state.
“Not since June 1987 has the moon been this low in the sky, accentuating the
illusion even further.”
Hilariously stupid. The moon rises and sets every frigging day. So every
frigging day it’s on the horizon twice. Once when rising. Once when
setting.
“But opinion differs on why there is such an apparent discrepancy in size
between a moon on the horizon and one in the distant sky.”
There is no discrepancy. Hold a penny out at arm’s length next to the moon
at the horizon. Then wait a few hours and do it again. Wow. Same size.
Ain’t that amazing? Scientists are, of course, baffled.