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Land's Retinex theory is used to explain why we perceive the colour of the moon as white. The lightness values of coloured areas are computed and the energy at the particular area (moon) is compared with the surrounding area (space-vacuum).

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• Constancy, illumination and the whiteness of the moon. Kentridge RW. Kentridge RW. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;33(6):572-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01094.x. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005. PMID: 16402944 No abstract available.
• Confusing the moon's whiteness with its brightness. Foster DH. Foster DH. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;33(6):574-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01096.x. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005. PMID: 16402945 No abstract available.
• The dark shade of the moon. Bressan P. Bressan P. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;33(6):574. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01095.x. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005. PMID: 16402946 No abstract available.

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