Is it a coincidence that the Sun and the Moon look of same size from the Earth?
melenaboija
15 points
1 comment
August 12, 2026
Related Discussions
Found 5 related stories in 39.5ms across 4,128 title embeddings via pgvector HNSW
- Astronomers may have found the first exomoon MarcoDewey · 207 pts · July 23, 2026 · 37% similar
- Eclipse: The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Confuses the Moon and the Sun n_plus_1_acc · 85 pts · August 14, 2026 · 36% similar
- Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5 ryannevius · 199 pts · July 30, 2026 · 35% similar
- Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes Brajeshwar · 13 pts · August 10, 2026 · 35% similar
- FCC approves test of space mirror to light night sky reaperducer · 119 pts · July 11, 2026 · 34% similar
Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
olyjohn
Do they really look the same size? The moon itself doesn't even look the same size consistently. Some nights it looks gigantic. I can't even look at the sun long enough to tell what the definitive size of it is.