... Week of February 24, 1997 . The sky appears to us as a sphere surrounding the Earth, so we use angular measures to figure out distances on the sky. ...
... We do see the sky, however, and our spin makes it look like the sky is revolving around us once a day. Imagine someone standing on the equator. ...
... Eye in the Sky . SPECIAL ALERT!. ... means, to someone on the ground, that the satellite will move fairly rapidly, crossing the sky in about two or three minutes ...
... Bad Idioms: . Close to Home: . Bad Moon Rising: . The Sky at Night: . A Step Farther Out: . ... Terminal Badness: Grand Central Terminal's Ceiling . Why is the Sky Blue? . What Causes the Seasons? . When do the Seasons Begin? ...
... does appear larger on the horizon, but it is because of the way we perceive the sky ... But a few hours later it is high in the sky and appears much smaller. Why? ... itself, and that makes the Moon look bigger than when it is all alone in the sky ...
... of this Bad Idea: if the sky were blue due to reflection from the oceans, wouldn't the sky be less blue farther inland ... When the Sun is low in the sky, the light has to travel through a lot more air than when it is high in the sky. ...