Does the moon appear larger when near the horizon? You be the judge. The left-hand moon is a bit flattened due to the distorting effects of the atmosphere, but the relative size difference between the two can be explained by the apogee/perigee difference. The shot on the left was near lunar apogee (its most distant point from the Earth in its elliptical orbit) and the shot on the right was near perigee (closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit).