Image: Comparison angular diameter

Description: Comparison of angular diameter of the Sun, Moon and planets with the International Space Station and human visual acuity. To get a true representation of the sizes, view the image at a distance of 102.6

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times the width of the largest (Moon: max.) circle. For example, if this circle is 10 cm wide on your monitor, view it from 10.26 m away. Planetary angular diameters are from factsheets at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/ and Sun/Moon ones are from http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/pages/faq.html
Author: Full Moon as Seen From Denmark.jpg: Peter Freiman derivative work: Cmglee (talk)
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