A re-edited version of this video is now available: th-cam.com/video/1px2zeCgvx8/w-d-xo.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.
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!
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 :)
Well I was born in the former and Andy Williams and Bill Bryson were both born in the latter (Des Moines, Iowa) so they must both have been nice places - once. But now I suspect they are both alike in looking better in the rear view mirror. No one ever goes back to Ilford (east London) once they leave - except in a box. Thanks for the odd but fun question. KR RJD A&NTV
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. :-)
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!
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...
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!
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
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.
Hi there and thanks for your message - sorry to be tardy in reply. The 'app' Robert was using at that point in the video was MoonGlobeHD for iPad (it also runs on the iPhone). I hope this helps. Kind regards A&NTV
***** We've let you have the last word (well almost, and what a wacky one it was!) in the hope that we will not be censured by reasonable folk for stifling free speech. But in the end this is our channel, and within reason we reserve the right to have the very last word. I don't think anything I or anyone else can say to you here will have the slightest effect in modifying your rather odd opinions. The only advice I can give you, in a genuine attempt to help you avoid the eventual misery that must follow being at odds with the world of educated and intelligent human beings - is that you stop reading and viewing any kind of shock/truth potboiler articles and books and instead make contact with your local adult education authority and try to find the time to do a basic introduction to Science/Physics at night school. These courses are fun and enjoyable to do. You will benefit greatly from finding out about the secure and growing body of facts and methods of investigation employed - for more than 2000 years - by ordinary honest men and women to find out about the cruel and wonderful universe we are lucky enough to find ourselves a part of. This thread is now closed. KR RJD
+Maria Donatello Are you real Maria? where did you get all that nonsense from. You sound so sincere in your test that I pity you. Please please think about what you are saying, put God to one side and look at the facts. Put you fruit in a bowl and look at the real world as it is.
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
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.
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
The best part of this video is at the very end when you, Robert J. Dalby, saved the world! We earthlings, including future generations, are eternally indebted to you.
The two channels were out of phase during that part. Probably your device had a mono speaker, and mixed the stereo channels into one, which canceled out each other.
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!
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
No, they're correct: you see around 59% of the Moon's surface - but only over time after the Moon has worked through its various oscillating motions (librations). A brief view of the full Moon only shows you 41% of it's surface. The explanation is in the vid. KR A&NC
Hi Wally thanks for your comment. It's a question of perspective. It's customary to speak of mountains across the solar system in terms of base to peak height, rather than peak height above sea level (the Moon has seas in name only - you won't need a boat!). On this basis Mons Huygens soars a full kilometre (over 3000 feet) above Everest. Huygens stands clear of other peaks and rises from a nearly flat plain - an impressive sight I would imagine. Thanks for allowing me to clarify. KR RJD A&NTV
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.
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
This guy is an excellent presenter of all things astronomy. I wish he had a regular slot on British TV. I'd sooner watch and listen to this guy than that annoying Brian Cox with his permanent annoying big grin slapped across his face lol. Sorry Brian. No dumbing down, no annoying background music either. Thoroughly entertaining and educational. There is always something to learn by these guys no matter how experienced you are.
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.
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
I just received a 660x60mm telescope for Christmas and it came with a moon filter lens. I can hardly wait to use it since it's winter here in Northern On. Canada it will be awhile before I get to use it now that the snow has arrived. I have no desire to lug it on onto 4 feet of snow to try and look at the moon in -30c weather. I'll now have to wait for spring in the meantime, I have been watching videos like this to learn so my 1st spring viewing with a telescope will hopefully be easier.. All i have are the lenses that came with the scope I have an M25mm,h12.5mm and an sr4mm along with 3.3x and a 2x Barlow. Which of these are ok and which should I look to upgrade? I know company's cut costs by using lower quality lenses but I haven't a clue which are decent or what to look for if any one can direct me into some quality lenses upgrades that will last for this and future scopes that would be cool. Thanks. Oh and it's a refractor I also have an erecting Barlow lens which I suspect is for land viewing.. More questions How do I know what size eyepiece to look for, Is there a way to measure the eyepiece like if its a 1.25 inch or how ever that works? Can you upgrade the diagonal mirror? Would this set be a solid upgrade to invest in www.ebay.ca/itm/SkyWatcher-1-25-17mm-SP-SERIES-SUPER-PLOSSL-TELESCOPE-EYEPIECE-20370-/130703782500?pt=UK_Telescope_Eyepieces&hash=item1e6e8d7264
A re-edited version of this video is now available: th-cam.com/video/1px2zeCgvx8/w-d-xo.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.
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.
adamaj hehe, yeah or maybe: "so you think the earth is flat"
Glad i found this guys videos
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!
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 :)
what is it with ilford or demoy?!
Well I was born in the former and Andy Williams and Bill Bryson were both born in the latter (Des Moines, Iowa) so they must both have been nice places - once. But now I suspect they are both alike in looking better in the rear view mirror. No one ever goes back to Ilford (east London) once they leave - except in a box. Thanks for the odd but fun question. KR RJD A&NTV
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. :-)
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.
Outstanding video. Twenty minutes of mine well spent. Thank you.
BBC / ITV here's a guy that needs signing up!! Great video, excellent presentation and very engaging, I learned a lot
Andy..
An excellent Video. Well done A&NC. Very well done Robert.
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!
My favorite video of TH-cam... Liked and subscribed
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...
Wasn't expecting that. Excellent video, and very interesting!
Simply amazing this video! Good presenter and script.
hello from Des Moines Iowa!!! great vid.
Do you know bill bryson ?
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!
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
Very nice video with a very eloquent and clear presenter. Thanks!
What a knowledgeable Guy you are and a fantastic channel! Totally hooked!
Excellent video and series. Watching in July 2021!
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.
Cracking good and Informative Vid !!! :)
Excellent subject and great presentation. Many thanks
8 years after this video, we're on the verge of obscuring the night sky with 60k and more satellites
What is that desktop planetary display that you rotated called? And where can I purchase one for my office?
I’m addicted to these videos thank you!
18:00 can u say me what program you use to see the moon?
Hi there and thanks for your message - sorry to be tardy in reply. The 'app' Robert was using at that point in the video was MoonGlobeHD for iPad (it also runs on the iPhone). I hope this helps. Kind regards A&NTV
thanks very much my friend :)
***** We've let you have the last word (well almost, and what a wacky one it was!) in the hope that we will not be censured by reasonable folk for stifling free speech. But in the end this is our channel, and within reason we reserve the right to have the very last word. I don't think anything I or anyone else can say to you here will have the slightest effect in modifying your rather odd opinions. The only advice I can give you, in a genuine attempt to help you avoid the eventual misery that must follow being at odds with the world of educated and intelligent human beings - is that you stop reading and viewing any kind of shock/truth potboiler articles and books and instead make contact with your local adult education authority and try to find the time to do a basic introduction to Science/Physics at night school. These courses are fun and enjoyable to do. You will benefit greatly from finding out about the secure and growing body of facts and methods of investigation employed - for more than 2000 years - by ordinary honest men and women to find out about the cruel and wonderful universe we are lucky enough to find ourselves a part of. This thread is now closed. KR RJD
+Maria Donatello Are you real Maria? where did you get all that nonsense from. You sound so sincere in your test that I pity you. Please please think about what you are saying, put God to one side and look at the facts. Put you fruit in a bowl and look at the real world as it is.
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
Seems to be sound quality issues in this video?
Amazing content.
I love your vids!
Outstanding video!
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.
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
Very interesting.You should write books about astromony,you make it so easy to understand.Thanks again for posting.
What book is that one with the Moon images? Thanks!
Very interesting and professional presentation.
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.
The best part of this video is at the very end when you, Robert J. Dalby, saved the world! We earthlings, including future generations, are eternally indebted to you.
Epic. What a wonderful channel
Very educational & oh so interesting. Keep up the good work.
3:05 is real estate the best choice of words lollll
Great video, very informative and well presented
the park video had no sound.
The two channels were out of phase during that part. Probably your device had a mono speaker, and mixed the stereo channels into one, which canceled out each other.
You need to wear earphones
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!
Very nice video, very good work guys
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
it all comes down to "who teaches it".
No, they're correct: you see around 59% of the Moon's surface - but only over time after the Moon has worked through its various oscillating motions (librations). A brief view of the full Moon only shows you 41% of it's surface. The explanation is in the vid. KR A&NC
What an excellent video. You are a great presenter.
Delightful and instructive!
Everest is almost 6 miles high
Hi Wally thanks for your comment. It's a question of perspective. It's customary to speak of mountains across the solar system in terms of base to peak height, rather than peak height above sea level (the Moon has seas in name only - you won't need a boat!). On this basis Mons Huygens soars a full kilometre (over 3000 feet) above Everest. Huygens stands clear of other peaks and rises from a nearly flat plain - an impressive sight I would imagine. Thanks for allowing me to clarify. KR RJD A&NTV
Your voice is soothing. I subscribed
What on Earth (Moon) happened to the audio in the outdoor sequence?
brilliant, graphic and usefriendly explanation.. well done.
Great video, thanks for uploading!
Great video, fun and very informative.
Well done!
Amazing , blown my mind ,thank you !
It's been 8 years but I hope you got a microphone by now.
Awesome video. I watched the end 3 times :)
Wonderfully made video.. thank you Sir.
Love your clear explanations Sir
Thanks for the video... Great way to show the size and distance.
You guys are great, I have watched loads of your vids and they have really helped me out a lot with my telescope
Really nice video. Thanks for that. I really wish I had a clear sky at the moment.
This was a most wonderful video. Thank you. 👍
Thanks Robert for another excellent informative video!
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.
Excellent video and very informative.
Mind blowing video, thanks!.
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
Excellent video.
Excellent video and presentation. Why is this man not presenting on TV?
Well done guys great video.
Very very cool video
This guy is an excellent presenter of all things astronomy. I wish he had a regular slot on British TV. I'd sooner watch and listen to this guy than that annoying Brian Cox with his permanent annoying big grin slapped across his face lol. Sorry Brian. No dumbing down, no annoying background music either. Thoroughly entertaining and educational. There is always something to learn by these guys no matter how experienced you are.
No sound for the outside footage !?
Watch out, Sir Patrick, you have competition. Most excellent.
Great video
Excellent video
Very nice and diferent way to teach.
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.
Thank you for the great info. I learned a lot, thanks.
Thanks very professional.
Great ending.
Regards from North Wales
I could listen to this guy for hours
Simply brilliant! Thank you
So glad I found this dude.
Thanks for mentioning Ilford...my old stamping ground...lol..😂😂
love it ,love it , keep doing them great videos !!!
beautiful and clever way to explain the whole thing thanks a lot
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
Great video again! Thought it would be at least 1 meter, considering the size of the earth and moon. Very interesting!!
Thanks! I had no idea that the moon changed in apparent size like that. Cool!
Fascinating, thanks.
Very enjoyable!
Good story teller, thanks.. brilliant entertainment !! You've sold it to me !!
Wow this is now my go to moon video
awesome info Thank You .
I just received a 660x60mm telescope for Christmas and it came with a moon filter lens. I can hardly wait to use it since it's winter here in Northern On. Canada it will be awhile before I get to use it now that the snow has arrived. I have no desire to lug it on onto 4 feet of snow to try and look at the moon in -30c weather. I'll now have to wait for spring in the meantime, I have been watching videos like this to learn so my 1st spring viewing with a telescope will hopefully be easier..
All i have are the lenses that came with the scope I have an M25mm,h12.5mm and an sr4mm along with 3.3x and a 2x Barlow. Which of these are ok and which should I look to upgrade? I know company's cut costs by using lower quality lenses but I haven't a clue which are decent or what to look for if any one can direct me into some quality lenses upgrades that will last for this and future scopes that would be cool. Thanks.
Oh and it's a refractor I also have an erecting Barlow lens which I suspect is for land viewing..
More questions How do I know what size eyepiece to look for, Is there a way to measure the eyepiece like if its a 1.25 inch or how ever that works?
Can you upgrade the diagonal mirror?
Would this set be a solid upgrade to invest in www.ebay.ca/itm/SkyWatcher-1-25-17mm-SP-SERIES-SUPER-PLOSSL-TELESCOPE-EYEPIECE-20370-/130703782500?pt=UK_Telescope_Eyepieces&hash=item1e6e8d7264
Lost sound of middle part of video.
Amazing, Im gonna take a proper look at the Moon, thanks.
what's your take on the celestron power seeker 70/700AZ please im a beginer
Excellent... cheers team