A New View of the Moon

[@NatGeo]

Thanks for allowing us to share your inspiring work in our Short Film Showcase! "A New View of the Moon" is an inspiring piece, and we can’t wait to see how you’ll continue to explore and illustrate the wonders of the universe. 🌒

[@theproducer7657]

read about your film in an editorial by Leonard Pitts in The American Press. searched it out on You Tube. very precious

[@bbqd.c.838]

What is the name of the song?

[@pdolf321]

OMG.. NG!

[@levente28]

:-)

[@rowanhollingsworth5231]

@@bbqd.c.838 Clair de Lune, Debussy

[@SallyLePage]

What a beautiful video. Really makes me happy to see so many different people excited like kids again.

[@theplayerformerlyknownasmo3711]

I like how you had to throw different in there. They are just people. People. Humans.

[@guspus3050]

I don't like how you replied to it. But this is the YT comment section soo.... :shrug:

[@redactedraptor2483]

but we are all each unique individuals.Don't try to make something out of nothing, again this is a comment section so it is to be expected...

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

Childlike wonder and amazement:👍 Profanity used to express childlike wonder and amazement: 👎

[@mhlorenzo]

Sally Le Page. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your comment.

[@jokerproduction]

I can't be the only person that started crying while watching this..

[@RachelWakefield11]

No, you are not the only one.

[@myagaabold]

No u are not.

[@rinanderson5738]

Nope :)

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Nope

[@kdub3871]

Nope.

[@ENDESGA]

You guys upload like once a millennia, but it’s so worth it

[@CreativoErratico]

Once in a blue Moon!

[@pixelatedicon6579]

Made me shed a tear at the joy you brought those people and also how ignorant so many of us are of the simple things in life.

[@3piecesoda403]

I dont have feelings in my eyes... you do! Ok im crying too lol

[@CarylVimCerna1]

Same. Damn, these tears.

[@kabookeo]

Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@ankitnautiyal2568]

Why am I crying? I am a man. Was it the music, or perhaps the awe and wow in each ones face, perhaps that is the truest of the feelings, which we humans still have left, in this materialistic world!

[@allroundthefields1096]

Showed my 10 year old nephew the moon through a telescope last night. His gasps and smile blew me away. Then I showed him Saturn and its rings and Jupiter and it’s four Galilean moons. Damn his response took me back to when I was a kid looking at them ❤️ An hour flew by before I realised it was way past his bedtime.

[@stretchmonster]

One of my favorite videos on all of KZbin. Everything, from the music to the narration to the cinematography, is really well done. First time I saw it I was not prepared for the emotional response that I had. I was expecting just a nice video of some guy on the street looking through a telescope. To see so many different people's wonderment and joy brought tears to my eyes. I like to come back to this video every now and then when I'm feeling a bit exasperated with how bad we sometimes treat each other. Space can be a great unifier and give people a sense of hope - if the will just look up!

[@MRblazedBEANS]

It makes all this hate and death seems so small and meaningless. I the people that need to feel what we feel when we see this, won't feel the same thing. Sadly some people just don't have empathy or compassion. The world is full or psychopaths, and sociopaths, and by their own nature they can be convinced to care about others.

[@slipknot9023]

Occasionally I feel an immense love for humanity and I feel hope for the future. This video did that for me.

[@failandia]

goddam tear in my eye

[@busdriver428]

You said exactly what I was feeling as I watched this amazing video!

[@bingo4519]

Same, the Astronomical Importance you feel, along with the immense insignificance, makes you feel connected to the cosmos. This video did that for me, along with a few tears.

[@Coastfog]

Exactly that. Hey folks, hope you have a great day,

[@Glostahdude]

Simply beautiful.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

You are beating the pros dude...all those networks got nothing on what your doing. This was a joy to watch.

[@mikeyirish1967]

I cry very big tears each time I watch this video. I come back to this video whenever I need to feel "present" with every person on our planet. Thank you so much, Alex. This is such a gift.

[@christopherholt8248]

You are so right. It engages every sense of me and us and everything around us.

[@dr.lairdwhitehillsfunwitha67]

I’ve studied the moon my entire professional life. In pictures. But when I look at the moon in my telescope, I have the same reaction.

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

Welp, you should probably go out more, my guy

[@MD-du5fj]

@@uppercutgrandma4425 What an incredibly stupid reply.

[@MD-du5fj]

@@uppercutgrandma4425 You've spent your whole life being an idiot, so idk why you fell the need to talk shit.

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

@@MD-du5fj why would I imagine being you?? Lolol Seewhatididthere? You projected and got owned! Lolll

[@MD-du5fj]

@@uppercutgrandma4425 lmao pathetic, you're an embarrassment.

[@AndrewShirley]

Very good. "Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet." Stephen Hawking RIP

[@dikshantchaubey1922]

Andrew Shirley 👏

[@sinharakshit]

"it's a great reminder that we should look up more often" - me looking down watching this on my phone

[@petersimonson9145]

Great work. Just imagine if these folks could be in a dark sky zone. The Milky Way would life changing.

[@Bullzeye1000yds]

Yes, it is amazing. I grew up 23 miles from an ancient hilltop in West Texas that the Apaches considered sacred. When we stare at the cosmos, on a cold clear night, the sky literally shifts to 3D in your vision. I have enjoyed many nights with family and friends at this spot, and laughed at their gasps of astonishment when it "happens".

[@Neilsnowdog55]

@@Bullzeye1000yds I've taught heaps of people to see the sky in 3D on a dark night. It is amaaaazing :)

[@jeffchapman1962]

@@Neilsnowdog55 . If you ever get to Australia be sure to visit Glen Gary @ Lightning Ridge Central NSW . The miners spread the white dirt with bits of Opal and Potch on to the roads and camp areas . and on a dark night the Milky Way is enormous reflecting off the ground and the bits of opal .makes you feel like you are suspended in space amazing 3D experience

[@fazertace6837]

The Brecon beacons in Wales (my country) has a designated dark sky zone.

[@christinebailey9935]

I was lucky enough to grow up with a mother who thought nothing about waking me up at 12am to go outside to see meteor showers,planetary sightings and a rare comet. A child doesn’t appreciate getting out of bed,but the grown woman goes out on clear nights to see constellations and an occasional comet. Thanks Mom.

[@CaptKundalini]

The Music is "Claire de Lune", a very beautiful and fitting piece of music. :)

[@003SOK]

one of my favorites.

[@mattdemello6961]

Claude Debussy's music makes the world a better place.

[@russelltalker]

When I heard it start playing I couldn't stop smiling. I thought, how did I not see that coming? I mean it's about the moon. I never had a favourite song till I discovered claire de lune. The following video is the best rendition of it I've heard. Its perfect. I think its done by a machine kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp3ZhpimgsZmZ9E

[@mitchellwilliam95]

I guess it's alright, if you don't listen to much classical.

[@russelltalker]

1995-02-06 what would you say is better? I guess toccata and fugue in d minor is pretty good. I've listened to mozart and beethoven and I like them but none can move me like this. I guess after all, music and beauty is subjective

[@sunsettersix6993]

I am just 1 tiny comment among a sea of comments, but what you have shared with others is a gift they will remember forever. I remember seeing the moon through a telescope for the first time. The chills, the wonder, the awe; it has stayed with me through all these years.

[@ryans6280]

😢 absolute truth

[@Slaphappy1975]

Dear To Scale channel. I've just watched your 'The Solar System To Scale' clip, and this. I just wanted to say that you have a real talent for creating content that is beautiful and truly profound. The editing, music and cinematography is as good as anything made by National Geographic, or anyone else, as far as I'm concerned, and I watch a hell of a lot of astronomy content. You really need to make more stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@Coastfog]

Yeah, those videos are pieces of art

[@dosmastrify]

Quiet laughing man!

[@gauravkohad7133]

Hey bro , suggest me some astronomy videos . I'm huge fan.

[@valerieann8007]

@Shawn Clarkson. Yo, flat earth tard: when you can see the round globes of the Sun and Moon, on nearly every day, you must realize that if the earth were flat, then the Sun and Moon would also appear as flat squares or rectangles in space.

[@shep9231]

@Shawn Clarkson wWhatever you say mate... If you beleieve the earth is the center oif reality then I know there is NO reasoning with you.

[@thomaslucia3059]

I have to say, this moved me to tears. Not just the awe-inspiring majesty of the moon, but also the simplistic joy felt by all: the coming together in a most wonderful and remarkable sense of amazement for Nature's beauty and magnificence. This is a GREAT gift for all of us...and I thank you :-)

[@Emilianbogdan]

So true, I felt exactly the same, and the tears also...

[@ZeufAabe]

Thank God.

[@Loren8762]

Thomas Lucia - Thank you for your beautifully expressed comment

[@ryans6280]

Agreed so much. 👍

[@joshuathomas512]

Late but this also brought some tears to my eyes. Having everyone become ecstatic viewing something so common as the moon in more detail, knowing that any human will feel joy from simply viewing the moon, is incredible. I have faith that everyone will have the opportunity to get out there one day and touch what we can only see today.

[@guhaonkar]

The soundtrack is "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, which is French for "Moonlight". Great choice of music for such a wonderful video!

[@granribeyro6671]

Debussy Nooooo way Sherlock

[@guhaonkar]

@@granribeyro6671 Of course it is Debussy

[@granribeyro6671]

@@guhaonkar no way...

[@guhaonkar]

@@granribeyro6671 It is Claude Debussy 😂😂

[@granribeyro6671]

@@guhaonkar why you not you are in the nasa

[@otisfirefly4121]

I haven't got a clue why, but this video brought real tears to my eyes, (I'm a tough bloke and don't cry about anything. "Well done brother". Peace and love to you. Otis

[@Jo-vn8uj]

I too was moved, because we are all part of creation created bij God He is the Creator

[@wayneandrews9298]

Maybe it was all the " oh my gods " .... enough to make anyone cry , tough guy ..

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Hey Otis, i saw it too.....the social barrier's , so carefully built to keep us separated came crashing down. The genuine good will of all walks of life came into focus like the beauty of the moon. Peace brother from Australia.

[@otisfirefly4121]

@@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641, really cool isn't it, it honestly gives me hope for humanity and its future, people are basically good, they all just need to be woken up. x

[@otisfirefly4121]

@@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641, sorry for putting a x if you're a bloke. Peace Otis..

[@skempka]

brings tears to my eyes... especially in today's climate... so good to see people getting along ;) love this! thank you so much

[@Maiarien]

Goes to show that science is not reaching people far enough. I hope there comes a time where looking at the Moon through a telescope is something we all do as kids, and gazing upon our marvelous sky become as common as sipping a cup of coffee.

[@mariannem6128]

I hope it never becomes that common! Humans don't appreciate things that are common, even if the are spectacular.

[@mariannem6128]

I hope that it doesn't become that common! Humans don't appreciate that which is common even if it is spectacular.

[@AER-dh5wu]

Then it's value and amazement would diminish. The experience is only memorable if you feel like you've never experienced something like it before.

[@cain_chamomille]

No. The science lacks COMMUNICATOR. A simple, funny, easy-to-deliver scientist to engage with people to share its knowledge. Thats what science lacks. I hope science program can open a special semester to integrate its understanding to public relation and enhance the ability to easily share the knowledge to people

[@Valorie0221]

How can you go through life without looking at the moon through a telescope? Our education system is failing. I loved their reaction, but shocked there are people who have not had the opportunity or intellectual curiosity to view the moon with a telescope. Think of the potential scientists that are lost because lack of exposure and education.

[@MELODYMUNRO]

When I was 8 years old, the local astronomy club brought their telescopes to my school one night. I can still vividly recall seeing Jupiter and the shadow of tiny Io as it crossed - so glad I had that experience as a child.

[@Gregapher]

You can go explore IO on a game called Destiny 2, its pretty fun

[@cirejc2235]

@@Gregapher destiny 2 is shit, explore Io in kerbal space program, much more realistic.

[@morosis82]

The local astronomy club does this at the top of a local mountain once a month (next to the cafe, at the lookout, usually there are lots of people around especially at sunset). Went a few months ago and saw Jupiter and a couple of the moon's, was amazing!

[@ryans6280]

Thank for sharing great story 🥲

[@liquidsin74]

I love those first reactions. Reminded me of when I was around 20 and took a telescope to the backyard and saw Saturn's rings for the first time so close. It was truly breathtaking.

[@lberry750]

Same here....age 12. THAT was something to behold.

[@ryans6280]

Damn I'm jealous.

[@lorrainewilliams7896]

This simple little video is absolutely one of THE best on KZbin. Thanks for the reminder not only to look up, but that we all have something in common.

[@mrs.mdevine6702]

I love you for this. My brother in law had the same reaction when I showed him the moon with my little Orion. last spring. The first time I saw something through a telescope was in College. It was Saturn. I stepped away and cried.

[@JamesThomas-nr2og]

It's so amazing to see how much joy this brings to everyone. It doesn't matter what is going on around you or where you are in the world, we all are together under the night sky with the moon above us. Such a grounding thought which puts all our perceived struggles in perspective.

[@JMac-27]

WOW this just made me cry. My Dad just died this year 3 days before my birthday and when I was about 5 he bought me a telescope, a good one because I was so obsessed with astronomy then and now and I remember this exact reaction and just sitting there next to my pool with my Dad staring at the moon for hours. I hadn't thought of that in years so this was very touching and sentimental for me. I wish I could see it from your telescope because though I got a great look I'm sure it's nothing compared to your view. This was so special, thanks for making this. I always thought I was such a strange kid and adult because I felt an actual.anger that I could never go to space, it didn't seem fair that I'd never get to touch the moon that has always meant so much to me.

[@akshitsaxena6220]

I've watched this video a bunch of times and it literally leaves me in tears...every-single-time. I love all of your (four) To scale: videos and they leave me wanting for more. You guys do a terrific job and I hope we'll get to see more new videos real soon. Keep up the good work! Peace ✌️

[@equaals7552]

What do you mean terrific?

[@truthisdual1598]

You don't find these videos these videos find you at the right time.

[@seanpatrickaustin]

Each subsequent viewing reveals more detail about how deftly and artfully this was made. That closing telephoto shot is just heart-splinteringly powerful. Thank you for this gift.

[@mml1426]

You deserve more subscribers man. This is what KZbin is supposed to be for.

[@thomaslucia3059]

This popped up today on my computer. It's been FOUR years since I discovered it...and I still nearly weep with the beauty, the wonder, the communal awe...

[@hopebgood]

I still love this vid too. It's just wonderful isn't it? 😀

[@brenobacci]

Thank you, man. I didn't even know I was so fragile emotionally today, but this short video led me to tears. What you did is exactly what I've been fighting for my whole life. Thank you very much once again. Thank you.

[@ryans6280]

🥲🤘

[@you_just]

“Is that, like, a live image?” that’s so precious

[@lhvm2023]

You probably changed that kid's life and he will become now a famous scientist. What an awesome video, almost cried of emotion!

[@potatopassingby]

"we all have the same reaction to the universe we live in" goddamn this teared me up with a smile Beautiful video, thank you so much

[@kirknelson407]

I used to do this in my neighborhood. When people would walk by I'd invite them to see the moon. I had an 8 inch dobsonian telescope. The light from the moon would light up their eye and they always gasped. Pictures and video can't do it justice. Not only can you see seemingly the tiniest detail, but you feel see the air of the atmosphere slightly rippling the image. I used to see bats fly across the face of the moon through my telescope, from a great distance. They were tiny little flapping dots, and it would take four or five seconds for them to cross it. Pure magic.

[@obeyken]

There are bats on the moon?

[@kirknelson407]

Ken Murphy (Starts to mentally formulate an explanation)...yes.

[@obeyken]

I guess they must fly over when the moon is close to the horizon

[@R.Instro]

Ken Murphy Probably a combination of low elevation (telescope look angle above the horizon), as you suggest, and some relatively high-flying bats (a few to several hundred meters up) at long distance from the viewing site is what I would guess. =)

[@jimmyp.6180]

Ken Murphy Moon bats. Also there are insects. They are called Luna ticks.

[@CJ-pi1dk]

I was almost crying when I saw people's reactions in this video... I don't even know exactly why. Isn't it weird?

[@dellaamelia3373]

That's actually what made everyone here cried

[@KvDenko]

All of those reactions were so sincere and beautiful! I'm sitting here all emotional, just happy that you could share such magic with people.

[@nikkitytom]

At first I was impatient ... waiting for a stellar moonshot. Then I gradually realized the power of this remarkable film. The sheer joy of those faces ... "Oh my God! ". The shared reactions bring tears to my eyes. Truly inspiring. Thank you.

[@Newname2456]

This is like when the characters in a movie see an awe inspiring thing that changes their lives forever. With the music and footage this is movie material.

[@allenbrown8899]

John Dobson is Smiling.

[@jameswebb5080]

"Come see the Moon!! Come see the Moon!!"

[@charliewecker]

So is Carl.

[@richardpaulhall]

Every telescope maker/inventor is smiling.

[@Trouble-Clef]

And I said to myself.. What a wonderful world (And moon, earths kid brother)

[@garmind4868]

The moon is a reminder obviously it's not a physical object that reality is imagined like a dream.

[@taichijohn6071]

A beautiful production: great reactions, great locations, excellent camerawork, and excellent editing. If only more people could see this. (I used to work in tv and have a 12" Dob Scope.)

[@pattyc4192]

Up until I was 5ish, I thought the moon and sun followed me, and only me, around. My mom said something like, "ya honey you'll always see them because they want to be with you forever" or something like that, so I guess I took it to heart lol. I would run back and forth throughout my yard and cul-de-sac to see if the sun ever 'left me' and it never did. And then at night i would check to see if the moon was always there and it was! ...then my dad told me that that happens to everyone and ya I cried some, but I've been hooked ever since. everyone seeing the sun and moon wherever they went stumped me and I had to find out how and things went on from there. so yeah. Lol so embarrassing!! but that's what sparked my interest in space and all that.

[@amandawild8522]

Patty C That's a good theme for a children's book or something. Kinda cute!

[@rickbailey7183]

Beautiful story!

[@biensidhe]

I love it! I remember being 5 years old, walking home from an evening program at school with my mom, and noticing for the first time that the moon was following us. One of my earliest and best memories.

[@algladyou]

good job. at least now you know how parallax works. hehehe.

[@R.Instro]

That story makes me really happy. Thanks for sharing it! =D

[@delve_]

WOOO! FUCK YEAH! I KNEW STAYING SUBSCRIBED WOULD BE WORTH IT! SEE YA NEXT YEAR, BOIS!

[@trishhill7563]

Absolutely loved this video!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@rosejanet4066]

This is just an all around beautiful video.......the moon is outstanding but the unity that it creates in us.....is BEAUTIFUL!

[@ShailyMehtayay]

Can’t stop smiling. Amazing work 😍❤️

[@maestroh2986]

I wasn't expecting the vid to be about people's sense of wonder and amazement rather than pics of the moon. Showing a cross-section of people really showed how we're all the same in many ways. Awesome

[@oysterstu4822]

Well this made me cry. I've always loved the Moon and it's so heartwarming to see people's reactions

[@bonibroco1076]

This channel has only 4 uploaded videos but over 50k subscribers. That's gotta be some kind of record.

[@EdTheOrangeBlob]

Jablinski Games would like to have a word with you (1 video = 2 million) lol

[@merpman5574]

I’ve got my own telescope, I’ve seen the moon through it so many times, yet something always makes me set up the telescope to look at it again.

[@morosis82]

I think it's because it's so close you can see real detail. Looking at like Saturn, Venus, Jupiter is cool and all, but on the moon you can see craters and rock formations. Pity it's hard (impossible?) to get Lunar Lander level of detail, that would blow people minds.

[@lberry750]

The thing that flabbergasts me is the number of people who HAVEN'T ever seen the moon thru a telescope. I got my first telescope when I was 12. It's really sort of sad how many people have never taken the time to look at the skies above us.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Positive project for world improvement. It's affordable and produces a large result for the people who experience it.

[@lunnelpaloma6167]

Thanks KZbin Algorithm, You made my Day full of Peace.

[@sushiramen01]

Eh pano mo nasabi?? 😂 Gwapo ng dp mo hahaha 😁

[@lunnelpaloma6167]

@@sushiramen01 hahahaha grabi kah

[@notimetolose]

my compliments on your choice of music. bravo! thank you

[@marlenec.francia767]

Oh my God! I'm in tears! I got goosebumps running up and down my arms. I've watched it three times already and I still get the same reaction. Claude Debussy's Claire de Lune was the perfect soundtrack for it. Thank you for this beautifully made video and reminding us that despite all the strife and hate, it is still very much a beautiful world worth fighting for.

[@Yoshuzimo]

This is how I feel every time I get my own telescope out and why I enjoy astronomy so much! I just wish I could get my all my friends to see the wonder that is our universe... I usually get the response "I've seem pictures, what's the difference?" They just don't get how real it is when you see it with your own eyes...

[@dikshantchaubey1922]

Joshua Johnson So true 😊

[@Yesica1993]

How can someone turn down the opportunity , or just not be interested?! I would never get tired of looking!

[@sabatino1977]

For anyone wondering, yes, it feels amazing to set up a scope and have people see something they’ve taken for granted in a whole new way.

[@TenaciousDmitchell]

I look up every chance I GET. Thanks 🙏🏻 Nice telescope too!

[@raz999.9]

He who did not see the moon through a telescope hasn't lived a complete life yet.

[@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree]

Raz Hal I haven't... I'm gonna save a fortune and buy myself a telescope someday.

[@fustigate314159]

@@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree Don't wait! Find an observatory nearby or amateur astronomy club.

[@freggo6604]

Next step . . . Saturn and the Rings. Majestic !

[@jojotv5345]

Billions of people have no access to modern telescopes. So, their life is incomplete?

[@robertd.929]

@@jojotv5345 you can check John Lenard Walson,he's got a really good one!

[@foesfly3047]

It’s so cool that you did this for people. Everyone who accepted your invitation to view, was benefited by what they saw. Poignant existential realizations must have occurred for each of them.

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

Even for an old Moon hand like me, this was a powerful and emotional watch. And Claire de Lune was my dear departed mother's all time favorite piece of music, so that added additional poignancy. A great video!

[@mariannem6128]

Thank you so much for providing a video of your gracious and generous gift to the public!!!! (And all because you were bored!) I wish I could've been there like the people in the video but since I wasn't, it is still super cool to see it as it happened. Thank you again for your generosity!

[@wormrose01]

Beautiful! I have a 10" Dob and I love to show things to people. And it's just like this.

[@MackMateCom]

Thanks for making people appreciate something they’ve took for granted all their lives 🔭🌔🌔

[@koro7073]

the moon is so mesmerizing, so beautiful and elegant, lighting up the night and dusk, i believe we can all agree that we’ll all go hours on end just gazing at its beautiful surface.

[@lf746]

Those “Wowww” are so precious Such a remarkable work Thank you so much

[@steveswanproductionstt6355]

Thanks for sharing your scope with the public, that was cool. You probably don't even know the ripple effect you have caused in someone life from looking through your telescope.

[@vieuxbal1253]

Absolutely magnificent. Science..... not Fiction! Big applause 👏🏿

[@adamb6209]

This video makes me want to share the moon through my own telescope every time i watch it! I do it a few times a month here at my college campus.

[@StrokerNormH1]

Two BIG thumbs up!!! Beautifully written, performed, filmed and produced! I just viewed your “solar system to scale“ . . . So, PLEASE keep producing these uplifting, motivational works of art!

[@Watcher1852]

I sure HOPE YOU still take your telescope around the streets of Los Angeles to give passersby an up-close

[@romangomez2966]

@Saul Goode It looks like it to me. Why not bring the same reaction to someone clearly less fortunate? Who better than the homeless? I am conservative and can see that bringing joy to all people is something that we can all try to practice and imitate. I commend this young man for thinking of this and being a catalyst for curiosity to complete strangers.

[@gabrielabaquero9269]

In sad and violent times, this is what we need more of. I just discovered your channel and it doesn’t seem like you guys post a lot, but I subscribed and will patiently wait for more amazing content and probably rewatch every episode periodically. Thanks you so much ❤

[@suem6049]

When my grand-daughter was 3 yrs. old, she lived in L.A. when I lived in Maine. I used to call her when the moon was beginning to rise in L.A. and ask if she could see the SAME MOON I was looking at from so far away. I used to pretend that we could both see it at the same time and she liked that. We always ended our calls with, “Meet you on the Moon”. I had forgotten those moments, until I watched your video. BRAVO to you for a beautiful gift of enlightening these city folks! It is 2:00 a.m. and we are now living north of L.A. Sleep alludes me because my grand-daughter, now 15 yrs. old is lying in a hospital bed. She is at Cedar’s-Sinai going in to her 5th week in ICU with what they are calling a “rare virus”. There is no question in my heart what that virus is. Likely some mutation of Covid-19. We are praying that she will recover. Thank You for the beautiful act of showing Angelenos how to “Meet you on the Moon” and for reminding this Grandma of those precious moments.

[@Chris.Mechanic]

She will recover, no doubt at that. You will meet again on the Moon!

[@cameroncalzone8860]

imagine their reaction to showing them saturn or jupiter or mars

[@richardpaulhall]

Those are best viewed AFTER the Moon. The Moon is a Broadway show. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; they come later, once you're exposed to the power of a big 'scope.

[@jimtokheim1422]

I remember as a kid (in the 70's), my dad had a construction company and had a very small telescope for shooting elevations on construction sites and he would sometimes take it out and let us look at the moon and stars with it, particularly when there was an eclipse. It wasn't anywhere near this good, of course, but it still fascinated me and made me even more interested in our universe as a whole. This was a great reminder that we can still be inspired to look up at the wonders of our world with awe. Thank you for sharing this.

[@tbear68-]

Its amazing finding something that brings everyone together no lines whatsoever. No matter what MSM creates, we are all one. We are all linked, all the same. One of the best videos out there bud. Great job😊

[@mavesteam8341]

You guys should upload more often tbh. This channel is interesting af

[@dave9351]

Unifying indeed. The musical score, the expressions both facial and verbal ? Beautifully unifying. Thank you, I just subscribed.

[@ibrahimkayikci2146]

I had these binoculars for years. On a warm summer night, I was enjoying a cup of Turkish coffee in my back garden. My home was on a hill and had a beautiful view. the moon was shining and for the first time, I turned the scope to the moon. My reaction was the same with the people in this video... Fucking amazing. I was asking myself why didn't I think about that before.

[@CrystEarthPaw]

and that's the best part, you don't need a big telescope to get the same awe and sense of wonder that the people here did. I have a really good pair as well. First time I saw the moon through them it left me speechless :D

[@IngoSchwarze]

That's because the moon is *extremely* close to us - just 80-90 times the distance from LA to NY. And it is also reasonably large. What we see when the the moon is full is about twice the area of the U.S. No wonder you don't need the Hubble space telescope for that... :-)

[@melomania2637]

Beautiful video, exactly what I subscribed 2 years ago for. Keep it up

[@sighfie8324]

This is one of the few videos that I keep coming back to. So heart warming, and inspiring!

[@remytv]

Crazy thing is all of those people will remember that moment forever. It's sad in a way that we don't look up to the sky as much as before - the sky was pretty much our entire part of the human culture until the industrial revolution.

[@dikshantchaubey1922]

remytv True. Industrial revolution brought "Light pollution". Due to which we can't see all of the stars, the planets in the sky. Infact, in areas with least light pollution, you can see the whole milky way galaxy! Isn't that marvellous?

[@remytv]

Yea, I live in a small Canada town and only need to drive about 15 minutes with my telescope to find a nice spot on a mountain where you can see it all. It's pretty cool I got a lot of my friend interested in it whenever I go.

[@MicroMacroUniverse]

@remytv yeah, even here in Italy, the good old Alps are with ours :)

[@peternakitch4167]

You do great stuff! Glad you're back with more. As for the Moon, its the first thing I ever looked at through a telescope and I was hooked for life. Look at it through mine all the time. People's reactions are universal, in LA or London or Australia (where I am). And, yes, we should look up more often. Thanks and keep making great stuff. Do you accept Patreons?

[@splurge1001]

Absolutely! Thank you so, so much for watching and supporting. Amazing. www.patreon.com/toscaleseries

[@Yoshuzimo]

I agree, the moon is something I look at almost every night it's out. It never gets old for me. But the thing that really sealed the deal for me loving astronomy and buying my own telescope was Jupiter and its moons... The first time I got the moon's of Jupiter in the telescope... Words cannot describe just how real the universe became at that moment, the vastness of space and the wonder of it all. Now I belong to an astronomy group that owns it's own observatory and gives free tours of our universe to the public on a semi-weekly basis. I only wish we could share it with even more people than we do.

[@Deliveredfromevil]

Idk why but seeing all the faces & hearing their responses got me very emotional! I love to go out & look up, no matter what phase the moon is in....I LOVE IT! We are blessed to be able to see such beauty. Please make more more videos! I just happens to roll up on this one & the scaled solar system...it was AMAZING.

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

Alomst gave me tears, thanks guy 😝 no really though, it's a beautiful sight, seeing so many people in pure awe like a child when they discover something new. Same with geology and gems, people turn into little kids looking at my finds and I've only been doing it a month or so. Very nice telescope btw, mine's only a little one but this makes me want to dust it off and set it up.. Jupiter must be amazing right now!

[@shivanshtripathi6318]

Underrated comment

[@Dadangdut33]

Damn this is gonna be viral soon

[@DAYBROK3]

Dadang Master I hope so

[@alexandermassie3365]

5 months later lol

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

That's what she said.

[@olivierhenry9516]

You are so great. Thank you for these emotions.

[@TheStorytellingDad]

The perfect video doesn’t ex…..

[@blasterman789]

I remember bringing out my 8" reflector and showing the neighborhood Jupiter and Saturn. The wows in this video arent even on the same scale.

[@drummercrm]

Are you gatekeeping these people's "wows"

[@cortoprlenda46]

Beautifully crafted video… that tells a very beautiful story…

[@sue195423]

Very cool clip❣👌 I'm intrigued by the telescope that is being used... it's definitely not a 'traditional' one, so am wondering if you made it yourself???🤪 I'm also wowed by all the positive comments you have received by so many people who are also impressed by your efforts & hard work putting this together🙂 ❣❣❣ Well done👏👏 I can't wait to check out your other clips😃💖

[@christinestorgeoff5378]

It's a reflector on Dobsonian mount -- usually just called Dobsonians :)

[@sue195423]

@@christinestorgeoff5378 Thank you for your feedback 🌺🌏🌻

[@gavinconnew9116]

@@christinestorgeoff5378 Just curious, is this a bought model or do you think he constructed this himself?

[@choppermontana8212]

@@gavinconnew9116 It's bought. It's a 12-inch Sky-Watcher Flextube Dobsonian. He does have a couple of upgrades, but for the purposes of the optics it's a stock dob.

[@blackscorpion12]

He visto la lunas miles de veces con mi humilde telescopio y nunca deja de maravillarme y sacarme unas lagrimas tambien. Comprender lo pequeño y fragiles que somos nos tiene que hacer querer y cuidar mas a esta pequeña canica en la inmensidad del universo.

[@mark99k]

Just now found this, 5 years after, and the comments say it all. Clearly, if we'd all been reacting in the same space, we'd be standing in a puddle of tears by now. 😥

[@AST4EVER]

Throughout the video I was smiling, but thinking, where are we heading towards..?? We don't have a nightlife under stars and moons anymore, we neither look up to stars nor do we see moon 🌒....

[@nikprntss]

Its a great reminder how incredibly small we are in the whole scheme of things....

[@alandyer910]

Wonderful. In the great tradition of John Dobson and sidewalk astronomy. “Come see the Moon!” Well done.

[@HanoverrrFist]

Yay! Good to see your stuff again. Thanks for the excellent video. :)