Range |
Sun or moon 0.5°: Thumbnail (at arm's length) 1.5°: Fist (at arm's length) 8°-10°
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Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
Reference |
John Moran eye center, Uni. of Utah, Webvision, the organization of the retina and visual system, Helga Kolb, Eduardo Fernandez and Ralph Nelson, link |
Primary Source |
Wandell, B.A. (1995) Foundations of Vision. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, Massachussets. |
Comments |
Please note: Comparing the visual angle of thumbnail including flesh of thumb when arm is extended to sun in Israel, yields that the thumb is only twice as wide as the sun. |
Entered by |
Uri M |
ID |
105350 |