Figure 1.

Perigee and Apogee. Calibrated images of perigee (left hand side) and apogee (right hand side) showing the size difference in the sky between the two opposing lunar distances. At time of capture of the images, the distance from Earth for the perigee moon (left) was 356,790 km, at an altitude of 68.82° (1.2^c). For the apogee moon (right), the distance was 406,357 km from Earth, at an altitude of 44.87° (0.78^c). Photo taken by, and used with permission of, Anthony Ayiomamitis. Image taken in Athens, Greece, on the 30 January 2010 and 25 August 2010, for perigee and apogee, respectively. The white solid lines are for ease of comparison of the two apparent moon sizes