What happens because of augmentation?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — The Moon appears larger as the elevation increases.
Augmentation is the apparent increase in the Moon's semidiameter as its altitude above the horizon increases. Because the observer gets slightly closer to the Moon as it rises toward the zenith, the celestial body appears measurably larger, as mathematically explained in Bowditch.
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