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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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
Does Light Slow Down In Glass?
https://youtu.be/mICTVow3-3I
(vlog) I Have Limitations:
https://youtu.be/-4mYqD1UZWo
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EXTRA INFO LINKS
Veritasium on Moon Distance:
https://youtu.be/Bz9D6xba9Og
Vsauce thoughts on the Moon:
https://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:
https://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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroreflector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retroreflectors_on_the_Moon
Astronomical Data:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
https://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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_(ball)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_ball
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Quantum Mechanics - Ibrahim Chahrour:
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Earth as seen by GOES-16:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/goes-16-image-gallery
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/goes-16-sends-first-images-to-earth
Apollo 11 Mirror:
https://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
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