The Hubble Telescope's Field of View
Size of the Moon Illusion
The Angular Size of the Moon HST Field of View WFPC Moon Mosaic Copernicus Detail
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The Moon is half a degree (30 minutes) wide. A pea balanced on the tip of your thumb, held at arm's length, just covers the disk of the Moon. |
Sources:
STScI-PR99-14 April 16, 1999 Hubble Shoots the Moon
STScI - Advanced Camera for Surveys
Michael Gallagher
1999 and 2003
