The Biggest Illusion

Please excuse the crappy quality moon picture taken on my phone in a panic at 23:57 when I remembered I didn't have a Blip for today.

However, did you know...

The moon shines because its surface reflects light from the sun. And despite the fact that it sometimes seems to shine very brightly, the moon reflects only between 3 and 12 percent of the sunlight that hits it. The perceived brightness of the moon from Earth depends on where the moon is in its orbit around the planet.