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However, sometimes a comet appears to be larger than the Sun. What makes it seem so large?

However, sometimes a comet appears to be larger than the Sun. What makes it seem so large?
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However, sometimes a comet appears to be larger than the Sun. What makes it seem so large?

However, sometimes a comet appears to be larger than the Sun. What makes it seem so-example-1
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The reason the comet seems a lot bigger than the sun is because of the distance from earth. The sun is a lot farther so the comet will appear a lot bigger because of how close it is to earth.
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