Night Sky Observation (Moon Illusion)

On Thursday, June 7, 2012, I went outside so that I could observe the Moon.  I checked beforehand online as to when the Moon was supposed to start rising, which was at 11:11 PM.  By the time that I saw the Moon it was 11:23 PM.  It had a  coloring to it.  It took up 7 lines on the Moon ruler.  The altitude of the Moon was extremely small, roughly around 3-4 degrees.


Below is a drawing of what the Moon looked like the first time and second time that I observed it.  I'm so sorry for my drawing though, I'm a horrible artist, but at least I tried!

I then went out a few hour later repeated the observation that same night (technically on June 8, 2012, because it was after midnight, but pretty much the same thing).  I went out at around 1:47 AM.  The Moon had a  coloring to it.  It took up 8 lines on the Moon ruler.  Lastly, it had a much larger altitude at this time, being about 25-26 degrees.


Below is a drawing of what the Moon looked like the second time I observed it.