A New View of the Moon

We took a telescope around the streets of Los Angeles to give passersby an up-close look at a familiar object: a new view of the moon.

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All footage captured in camera--no compositing.
A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh

Telescope: 12" collapsible Dobsonian reflector
Eyepiece: Televue 13mm Ethos

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Copyright 2018

[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. 🌒

[dr.lairdwhitehillsfunwitha]

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.

[jokerproduction]

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

[ENDESGA]

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

[SallyLePage]

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

[mikeyirish]

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.

[pixelatedicon]

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.

[slipknot]

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

[sinharakshit]

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

[otisfirefly]

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

[TRYtoHELPyou]

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

[stretchmonster]

One of my favorite videos on all of YouTube. 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!

[AndrewShirley]

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

[CaptKundalini]

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

[sunsettersix]

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.

[petersimonson]

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

[Slaphappy]

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.

[joshuathomas]

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.

[thomaslucia]

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 :-)

[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.