Perspective is Everything
The wisdom of Professor Anu Ojha, Director of the British National Space Academy, as quoted on London’s Royal Museums Greenwich website, echoes through the cosmos. Addressing the enigma of non-parallel shadows on the lunar canvas, he eloquently clarifies that this optical illusion is not confined to the Moon’s surface but is, in fact, a well-known phenomenon on Earth.
With a touch of cosmic insight, he points out how, due to the vagaries of perspective, even the most parallel lines can appear to converge and diverge, a phenomenon familiar to us all. It’s a reminder that the Moon’s mysteries often find their echoes in the everyday world around us.