Re: APOD: Love and War by Moonlight (2015 Feb 26)
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:04 am
Eyes do this, too. Your eyelashes and the shape of your pupil all play a role in how the light pattern finally hits your retina. That's why a street lamp at night will not appear just as it shines but kind of like a glowing ball.MarkBour wrote:I'm not at all sure it's the only thing going on, though. It could well be that some cameras are also "spreading the light" in some circumstances.Ron-Astro Pharmacist wrote: . . . Which brings up another phenomenon - that the bright crescent appears larger, out of proportion, to the rest of the moon? My wife commented on it the other night. It's more apparent "live" but some photos also seem to appear that way. Wonder why?
