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Its the same phenomenon that the moon shares, where people believe it is larger or smaller from time to time. It is an illusion, they are not.

They appear to be larger when closer to the horizon (morning for the sun) because it appears closer the ground, the trees and buildings around us, they appear closer and therefore larger. Up high, where is next to it to relate to, they appear further away, and therefore smaller.

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