One of the units used in astronomy is degree.
1 degree = 1/360 of a circle
1 degree = 1/360 of a circle
1 arc minute = 1' = 1/60 of a degree
1 arc second = 1'' = 1/60 of an arcminute
And apparent size is the angle subtended by an object which is usually measured in degrees, arcminutes or arcseconds.
Sun and Moon appear similar as seen from earth so their apparent size is almost same, 1/2 degree.
Another interesting example is the Hubble deep field which is an image of a small region in the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper).
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wikipedia.org |
It covers an area of about 2.6 arcminutes. And the image was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 of Hubble Space Telescope. 342 exposures were taken from 18 to 28 December, 1995.
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wikipedia.org : Hubble Deep Field (1995) |
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