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    Re: Lunar distance accuracy
    From: Greg R_
    Date: 2007 Oct 25, 19:49 -0700

    > One alternative explanation offered was that
    > the eye pupil becomes larger in the darkness:-)
    
    Agreed - which would reduce the depth-of-field, but how exactly would
    that improve the eye's resolution?
    
    --
    GregR
    
    
    
    --- Alexandre E Eremenko  wrote:
    
    >
    >
    > Frank,
    >
    > > Yes. The human eye certainly has higher resolution in daylight. I
    > > think we discussed this at length a couple of years ago, didn't we?
    >
    > Sure. But as it always happens, there was a long
    > discussion with different opinions and I don't remember
    > whether it came to a definite conclusion.
    >
    > One alternative explanation offered was that
    > the eye pupil becomes larger in the darkness:-)
    >
    > Alex.
    >
    >
    >
    > >
    >
    
    
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