Shashin
Well-known member
It is called the Moon Illusion. You can Google it. There is no explanation beyond that your mind is fooling you, although the most common reason given that has not been proven is that it has to do with the comparison of objects at the horizon. Except for distortions, the moon is always the same size no matter how close it is to the horizon--there is no magnification at the horizon. Your camera is showing how it looks in real life....the moon always appears smaller in the photo than it does in real life...