Snowy_Eagle t1_j4yvetb wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:24 AM

Reply to Why do our eyes track moving objects smoothly, but skip when moving our focus point along a surface? by tikkymykk

A lot of what you “see” is your brain filling in the gaps. So motion that ‘looks smooth’ isn’t necessarily because your eyes are tracking it smoothly, but because your brain knows what objects moving through space act like…

Snowy_Eagle t1_izgrcjl wrote on December 9, 2022 at 12:03 AM

Reply to comment by risingstanding in How much has our view of the Moon changed throughout human history? When I look up am I seeing the Moon as it appeared, more or less, to William the Conquerer? Caesar? King Tut? by ayebrade69

This is exactly where my mind went too. The visual data your eye is receiving might be more or less the same (especially if you are out in a place minus the light pollution). But the way you are perceiving it could still be completely different...