So, you think you've seen the Moon?

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Astronomy and Nature TV

Astronomy and Nature TV

12 жыл бұрын

Does familiarity breed contempt or just disinterest? The Moon is one of the most familiar objects in the night sky, so familiar in fact that it is often overlooked - even by astronomers! This video might surprise you - it asks you to think again about the Moon and - more importantly - to take a proper look at it, perhaps for the first time in your life.
Presented by Robert J Dalby FRAS
Produced by DB Video Services for Astronomy and Nature TV

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@RocketPlanet
@RocketPlanet 2 жыл бұрын
A re-edited version of this video is now available: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9aoZd2WqM3aqGw.html It benefits from better picture resolution, various other visual improvements and, crucially, we've fixed the audio during 'the park' segment which was previously inaudible if played back on a mono speaker configuration.
@adamaj74
@adamaj74 8 жыл бұрын
Great video! You're a very good teacher/presenter. You should make a "So, you think you've seen it" series and do our sun, planets, galaxies, etc.
@carlomonde8293
@carlomonde8293 7 жыл бұрын
adamaj hehe, yeah or maybe: "so you think the earth is flat"
@Magiktcup
@Magiktcup 7 жыл бұрын
Glad i found this guys videos
@johnnycampbell
@johnnycampbell 5 жыл бұрын
Just great! Really enjoying your videos, Robert. I know this one is nearly 7 years old, but it won't ever get old! Well done.
@kispalp
@kispalp 10 жыл бұрын
This is the most fascinating video I have seen! You should set up your own program on TV for astronomy! Keep up the good work! And thanks for the experience! I go now have a proper look at the Moon :)
@StereoSpace
@StereoSpace 8 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video. Twenty minutes of mine well spent. Thank you.
@tubedude54
@tubedude54 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I've been an amateur astronomer for 50 yrs and have never even thought of some of the things you mentioned here. Keep up the good work!
@Thunderstixx77
@Thunderstixx77 8 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Thank you for posting and making it in the first place. I have learned so much from You Tube it is incredible. When I looked stuff up in our Encyclopedia Britannica as I was growing up in Iowa, I always read items that I didn't start out looking for. I ended up reading most of the entire library of those wonderful books. Again thank you sir.
@vadimbelyaev
@vadimbelyaev 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this film! As a beginner amateur astronomer, I learned a lot. The software recommendations are also very useful. Appreciate all the awesome work you are doing and thanks for sharing!
@peter7624
@peter7624 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't expecting that. Excellent video, and very interesting!
@psycronizer
@psycronizer 4 жыл бұрын
one of the most thought provoking vids I've ever seen on YT...well done...just got myself an 8 inch Dob....first scope , soaking up advice from all corners of the web...
@DMFishery
@DMFishery 9 жыл бұрын
You guys are great, I have watched loads of your vids and they have really helped me out a lot with my telescope
@jamesrobinson949
@jamesrobinson949 8 жыл бұрын
My favorite video of KZfaq... Liked and subscribed
@edsoncfg
@edsoncfg 11 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing this video! Good presenter and script.
@stevew585
@stevew585 5 жыл бұрын
What a knowledgeable Guy you are and a fantastic channel! Totally hooked!
@RicardoSantos-zh5uz
@RicardoSantos-zh5uz 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice video with a very eloquent and clear presenter. Thanks!
@yogihawkeye
@yogihawkeye 5 жыл бұрын
I’m addicted to these videos thank you!
@snakemansnakes1
@snakemansnakes1 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent subject and great presentation. Many thanks
@nadeemhaque4342
@nadeemhaque4342 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and series. Watching in July 2021!
@TheZectron2348
@TheZectron2348 9 жыл бұрын
Great video, fun and very informative. Well done!
@richardadams7683
@richardadams7683 5 жыл бұрын
As an amateur astronomer myself, I appreciate your 'No-nonsense' approach and the light-hearted way you put over the information in an easy to understand way. You are able to put people at ease by removing the high-and-mighty approach some take. Well done and keep up the good work. An interesting point that some may find interesting for scale, when looking at the full Moon, imagine dividing the diameter by about 2100 times as that's what looking at something one mile across would look like as seen from Earth. BTW, that's about the resolving power limit of my largest telescope. :-)
@MOREENGINEERING
@MOREENGINEERING 11 жыл бұрын
An excellent Video. Well done A&NC. Very well done Robert.
@TomKappeln
@TomKappeln 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing content. I love your vids!
@johanvanwinkel8590
@johanvanwinkel8590 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great info. I learned a lot, thanks.
@MarkMphonoman
@MarkMphonoman 4 жыл бұрын
This was a most wonderful video. Thank you. 👍
@petetheweet
@petetheweet 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for uploading!
@vmaxb4
@vmaxb4 10 жыл бұрын
Cracking good and Informative Vid !!! :)
@m0bah
@m0bah 11 жыл бұрын
BBC / ITV here's a guy that needs signing up!! Great video, excellent presentation and very engaging, I learned a lot Andy..
@ArchimedeanEye
@ArchimedeanEye 8 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully made video.. thank you Sir.
@davidwatson3035
@davidwatson3035 4 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant! Thank you
@bonzo551
@bonzo551 12 жыл бұрын
love it ,love it , keep doing them great videos !!!
@OnilMarteNavarroza
@OnilMarteNavarroza 4 жыл бұрын
This makes me very happy. I always have this fascination towards the Moon since childhood. I love staring at it especially when it's full moon.
@T0PSTER63
@T0PSTER63 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing , blown my mind ,thank you !
@DavidRice111
@DavidRice111 7 жыл бұрын
Delightful and instructive!
@Scuba72Chris
@Scuba72Chris 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert for another excellent informative video!
@sdillon4605
@sdillon4605 8 жыл бұрын
hello from Des Moines Iowa!!! great vid.
@ianfisher7780
@ianfisher7780 4 жыл бұрын
Do you know bill bryson ?
@nelis555
@nelis555 12 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I watched the end 3 times :)
@billbones9635
@billbones9635 12 жыл бұрын
Well done for another supurb Video. Put over in an interesting way which just brings it all into perspective and make you want to spend even more time looking at the Moon, which is some times forgotten as a subject to view Thanks Bill Horwich, Lanc's
@convinth
@convinth 12 жыл бұрын
Very educational & oh so interesting. Keep up the good work.
@8cec
@8cec 7 жыл бұрын
Your voice is soothing. I subscribed
@flatearthdebunked2372
@flatearthdebunked2372 5 жыл бұрын
Really nice video. Thanks for that. I really wish I had a clear sky at the moment.
@sauletto1
@sauletto1 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video!
@hrabbanaz1444
@hrabbanaz1444 6 жыл бұрын
Very well presented - clear and educational - you should do this for a living! I got the distance and size questions pretty close - I remember blocking out the moon with a pencil at arms length. Nice video, thanks.
@Alphasiera1701
@Alphasiera1701 Жыл бұрын
Epic. What a wonderful channel
@xxsilentxxxx
@xxsilentxxxx 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video... Great way to show the size and distance.
@fransscharroo338
@fransscharroo338 7 жыл бұрын
Great video again! Thought it would be at least 1 meter, considering the size of the earth and moon. Very interesting!!
@moglijp
@moglijp 10 жыл бұрын
Amazing, Im gonna take a proper look at the Moon, thanks.
@choochoochooseyou
@choochoochooseyou 11 жыл бұрын
What an excellent video. You are a great presenter.
@pandoraefretum
@pandoraefretum 5 жыл бұрын
Good story teller, thanks.. brilliant entertainment !! You've sold it to me !!
@choochoochooseyou
@choochoochooseyou 8 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, thanks.
@MrBrightlight66
@MrBrightlight66 11 жыл бұрын
brilliant, graphic and usefriendly explanation.. well done.
@SuzanneWhitehead-ot9fi
@SuzanneWhitehead-ot9fi Жыл бұрын
Love your clear explanations Sir
@MrLewieF
@MrLewieF 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, very informative and well presented
@xcesarbautistax
@xcesarbautistax 2 жыл бұрын
Mind blowing video, thanks!.
@RocketPlanet
@RocketPlanet 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there and thanks for posting, glad to hear you liked it. if you haven't already done so, please don't forget to subscribe - it helps us more than you might think and ensures you won't miss our next upload on telescopic astronomy. KR A&NTV
@lesroberts2244
@lesroberts2244 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks very professional. Great ending. Regards from North Wales
@zahrakhoshsohbat
@zahrakhoshsohbat 5 жыл бұрын
beautiful and clever way to explain the whole thing thanks a lot
@thesingularman
@thesingularman 11 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and very informative.
@1970groupie
@1970groupie 11 жыл бұрын
most impressed. Well done you!
@Jim_1955
@Jim_1955 12 жыл бұрын
Well done guys great video.
@18daisydoll65
@18daisydoll65 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent... cheers team
@cgoldercg
@cgoldercg 12 жыл бұрын
Very nice video, very good work guys
@renosmaster
@renosmaster 6 жыл бұрын
awesome info Thank You .
@nodrog798
@nodrog798 11 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.You should write books about astromony,you make it so easy to understand.Thanks again for posting.
@PaulLockwood
@PaulLockwood 10 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable!
@shadowblack1987
@shadowblack1987 10 жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@johnparr5879
@johnparr5879 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and professional presentation.
@DaneWarren
@DaneWarren 12 жыл бұрын
SO AWESOME
@medievalmusiclover
@medievalmusiclover 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice and diferent way to teach.
@StukaUK
@StukaUK 11 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@thatguy8813
@thatguy8813 5 жыл бұрын
Great video
@k.m.virginia7523
@k.m.virginia7523 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I had no idea that the moon changed in apparent size like that. Cool!
@jimshaver772
@jimshaver772 Жыл бұрын
You can speak well without demolishing the romantic aspect...after all one can see the beauty of the moon in the sky and with the beauty of its light one cannot help to 'love it'...so full moon for facts presentation, just no need to undo what we love . Thank you.
@andreiandrei9059
@andreiandrei9059 10 жыл бұрын
Unexpected nice.
@435345dfhgjs
@435345dfhgjs 11 жыл бұрын
Very very cool video
@coaking
@coaking 8 жыл бұрын
you are awesome sir!
@mikefisher5665
@mikefisher5665 2 жыл бұрын
Wow...have I ever looked at our closest neighbor in our sky in the most improper way. I thank you for getting me correct on what I havebbeen looking at mostly each and every nigh.I have been under the impression that after my school years s I have view things in a not so perfect way. Watching you clip.your demonstration and listening carefully to your words I will now look at our mind with eyes wide open and not in a hale based in correct view. Thanks from a Yank in the Catskill Mountain Range of NY State USA. There is so much to revisit in As from my that I thought I had down pats so many years passed but now in my 70 and getting back into the hobby and thanks to your channel I might just understand more about the world we all live in. Right in time before the day comes when I take my last journey out of our word. It will be so nice to know where I sort started and where I will travel to when the day comes as I depart Mother Earth in search of Heaven and Gods Kingdom. Thank you sir... Well Done Mike Fisher NY USA
@shatterpointgames
@shatterpointgames 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is now my go to moon video
@bobdigi88
@bobdigi88 11 жыл бұрын
So glad I found this dude.
@LuvBritTV
@LuvBritTV 3 жыл бұрын
You probably won't see this comment, I'm writing in Jan. of 2021. All I can think of besides the moon, is how lovely it is to see people enjoying a summer's day, sitting close by each other on the grass with no sign of a mask! Happy days! On another note, as a big moon fan myself, I've been noticing it of late appearing in the sky in weird places where it isn't usually?? Same time of day, one day in front of my home low in the sky at suppertime 6:30 pm-ish, next night same time back of the house, another time high above the house?? I'm like, "what're you doing there?" as I have lived here over 25 years and am very familiar with the moon placements. It just seems odd to me. I've searched around the net and have found a few others mentioning it, do you know anything about this? Nice video btw, thumbs up!
@RocketPlanet
@RocketPlanet 3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, and thanks. No, as you can see, I saw your comment. The small beleaguered pocket of the human race that is familiar with, and has respect for, the methods and results of science, know that the position of the Moon for every split second of the day can be calculated and confirmed to an accuracy of
@mtvince1988
@mtvince1988 9 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@MisterMotel
@MisterMotel 5 жыл бұрын
this is cool :)
@gillwil
@gillwil 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning Ilford...my old stamping ground...lol..😂😂
@Neueregel
@Neueregel 12 жыл бұрын
very nice
@JakubKorzeniowski
@JakubKorzeniowski 9 жыл бұрын
Great, very informative video. I think that the best way to illustrate earth-moon distance though is to try to fit all of the planets of the solar system in between them. you'll still be left with roughly 4000km of empty space
@80slimshadys
@80slimshadys 5 жыл бұрын
You are blowing my mind
@DwayneBSapling
@DwayneBSapling 12 жыл бұрын
Watch out, Sir Patrick, you have competition. Most excellent.
@Mr.56Goldtop
@Mr.56Goldtop 4 жыл бұрын
I had a dream several years ago that I flew like Superman to the moon. It only took about 3 seconds. It's probably the most realistic dream I've ever had. I was down on a vast plain slowing moving about 3 feet from the surface and looking up at the face of a vast, high mountain range, just like what he showed here. I flew up on top of this mountain range and looked down on the vast plain. I could see the earth above the horizon, in color, just like that famous picture of the earth taken from the moon. The most fantastic dream I've ever had!
@Sammy-oc7zg
@Sammy-oc7zg 3 жыл бұрын
Interview It's a wonderful voice. I was entertained.
@bexnomad
@bexnomad 8 жыл бұрын
my 10x50 celestron upclose bins arrived today. and it was a crisp full moon.......... bloody nora, I was amazed..... I have now ordered the skywatcher skymax 102 eq2 I have been humming and arring about for a month. Cant wait until I can get another chance to view it with a sky like tonight in higher detail.........will be watching more of your videos thanks..
@davidjones4452
@davidjones4452 2 жыл бұрын
very interesting
@maribuckley6066
@maribuckley6066 8 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Why were lessons nowhere near as interesting as that when I was at school?! Just got our first telescope, a Skywatcher 130p AZ goto, so we're complete beginners lol
@tracyavent-costanza346
@tracyavent-costanza346 6 жыл бұрын
it all comes down to "who teaches it".
@TheScubatrucker
@TheScubatrucker 4 жыл бұрын
Although it has been up since 2012, i had not seen it. A great Video clear and easy to follow I have downloaded the Moon Globe HD App i must say it is a great App . My Grand children will love it while looking through the scope to identify the craters Ect. Late in the day i know but a big well done from me.
@philip8673
@philip8673 4 жыл бұрын
3:05 is real estate the best choice of words lollll
@brianblenkey5692
@brianblenkey5692 10 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy for hours
@arjovenzia
@arjovenzia 5 жыл бұрын
From what i saw, very well presented chat. Unfortunately once you went 'in the feild', my device decided to decode the audio all wrong. Called it tho, moon at that scale is about a few meters. Nfi why the audio has gone bad tho. Good stuff tho. Praise be to the moon. Tides are pretty handy, n a balanced counterweight is always worth having ;)
@AMikeOnLine
@AMikeOnLine 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and presentation. Why is this man not presenting on TV?
@18daisydoll65
@18daisydoll65 7 жыл бұрын
Loved the chasing the earth scene
@tracyavent-costanza346
@tracyavent-costanza346 6 жыл бұрын
i gather he kicked it too.
@ghfhchbtbb
@ghfhchbtbb 6 жыл бұрын
Yay, Des Moines!
@tracyavent-costanza346
@tracyavent-costanza346 6 жыл бұрын
good general source. One point: people do NOT all see the moon exactly the same. If someone in southern argentina looks at the moon and someone in London does, they will see inverted images of one another by virtue of them looking from a southern hemisphere vs. northern perspective. This was made obvious when I met some women from new zealand in hawaii. The moon was high in the sky and very bright (near full) and they commented that it "looked funny". To them it was upside-down in comparison to how they normally see it. Apparently in the catholic culture of latin america, when they see the arrangment of maria and highlands, they refer to the patter as "the dragon and saint george' whereas in northern hemisphere the phrase tends to be "the man in the moon" since the arrangement is popularly anthropomorphized as a face. Upside down, it is much less likely to be imagined so.
@RocketPlanet
@RocketPlanet 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Tracy, that's a good point - the variation in the apparent attitude of the Moon's appearance in the sky relative to the local horizon. And as you correctly point out it depends on your position on the Earth's surface and which hemisphere you are in. I was actually referring only to the naked-eye visible surface of the Moon but your point is a good one and thanks for contributing. KR RJD A&NTV
@seatofthepants8602
@seatofthepants8602 3 жыл бұрын
I will always bear in mind:)
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