The myths of Lunar distance, the huge harvest Moon, and why people struggle to remember the size of the Moon? 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 our sister planet, the Moon and - more importantly - to take a proper look at it, perhaps for the first time in your life.
00:00 Hello
00:25 Romancing the Moon?
01:03 A super-sonic multi-trillion ton wrecking ball!
01:46 Full Moon - only ever 41% - not 50%
01:59 Librations give us 59% in time
02:41 It's just the dull ol' Moon...
03:00 Bigger than Africa...
03:33 ... and lighting a garden near you!
03:45 Steady misrepresentation in books
05:01 The truth limited by page size?
05:59 Distance demo
06:25 Vox populi on distance
09:09 The visual vs actual size
09:26 Vox populi on size
11:59 The myth of the big Moon
13:34 Smaller when you think it's bigger
14:44 Demo of daily size change
16:23 The mountain view from your backyard
18:09 Wrapping up
This is a re-edited version of our 2012 video, "So, you think you've seen the Moon?" - it's been carefully reproduced (from scratch) using the original recordings.
Originally shot in 1080p HD but only uploaded in 720p, this version 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.
Content-wise, it's faithful to the original but with some slightly different creative choices and expanded or alternate material.
The 2012 version can still be found here: • So, you think you've s...
Do let us know in the comments if you'd like to see more of our older content given the same treatment.
Presented by Robert J Dalby FRAS
Produced by DB Video Services for Astronomy and Nature TV
#TheMoon #HarvestMoon #FullMoon #Astronomy #Stargazing
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