The Science Asylum | How Far Away Is The Moon? @ScienceAsylum | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
You might feel like you've got a good grasp on how far away the Moon is, but you probably don't. It looks a lot closer than it actually is. In fact, most things in outer space look closer than they actually are. You might even be overwhelmed by the true vastness and emptiness of space.
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EXTRA INFO LINKS

Veritasium on Moon Distance:
youtu.be/Bz9D6xba9Og

Vsauce thoughts on the Moon:
youtu.be/w8I25H3bnNw

Bad Astronomer on Moon Distance:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/02/24/how-far-away-is-the-moon/#.WIOjBX3K281
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/02/04/scale_of_space_can_you_fit_all_the_planets_between_the_earth_and_moon.html

Angular Diameter:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_diameter
https://lco.global/spacebook/using-angles-describe-positions-and-apparent-sizes-objects/

Distance to Horizon:
http://aty.sdsu.edu/~aty/explain/atmos_refr/horizon.html

Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroreflector
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retroreflectors_on_the_Moon

Astronomical Data:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://www.smartconversion.com/otherInfo/Equatorial_Radius_of_planets_and_the_sun.aspx

Object Data:
http://www.stack.com/a/the-dimensions-of-a-football-field
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_(ball)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_ball
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nesdis.noaa.gov/content/goes-16-image-gallery
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/goes-16-sends-first-images-to-earth

Apollo 11 Mirror:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_11_Lunar_Laser_Ranging_Experiment.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-40-5952.jpg