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I was told by my father that he had determined in college ( an
astronomy major in 1928) that the moon actually subtends a smaller
arc at rising than when over-head. I never repeated the analysis but
it has made sense to me as it is further away and atmospheric
refraction should flatten it a bit.
make a small "telescope" with your hands
and view the moon through this small tube. It will "shrink" to normal
size. I wonder if this would be true for pilots as well.