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Link to apogee-perigee images in .fts format.

Compare the apparent size of the Moon when it is near apogee and near perigee.

Apogee - Moon far from Earth

Perigee - Moon close to Earth

These images are mosaics. The images were taken for HOU teacher, Fred Page.  The University of Chicago Yerkes Rooftop Telescope 8 inch. 
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