2023 International Observe the Moon Night

This broadcast features numerous Moon-themed videos and presentations in celebration of International Observe the Moon Night 2023. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people worldwide to learn about lunar science and exploration, take part in celestial observations, and honor cultural and personal connections to the Moon. This broadcast includes videos about NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, VIPER, and the upcoming Artemis missions. Additionally, there are video submissions from those celebrating this night around the world, and information about the upcoming 2024 total solar eclipse.

For more information on International Observe the Moon Night, visit: moon.nasa.gov/observe

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Production Produced, Directed & Edited by: David Ladd
Host: Lauren Ward
Studio assistants: Robert Andreoli & John Philyaw
Event Support: Andrea Jones, Staci Tiedeken, Molly Wasser, Caela Barry
International Observe the Moon Night Graphics: Vi Nguyen

This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14433.

Video Compilation Credits:
1) “Observe the Moon – by P!NK & Ndlovu Youth Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYfaGjSJEc8
MUSIC LICENSED AND USED WITH PERMISSION:
“A Million Dreams”
Performed by P!NK and the Ndlovu Youth Choir
P!NK appears courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Courtesy of UNICEF
Written by Benj Pasek [ASCAP], Justin Paul [ASCAP]
Published by Pick in a Pinch Music [ASCAP], Breathelike Music [ASCAP]
Admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
Published by T C F Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Produced and Edited by David Ladd (AIMM)
Lowell Discovery Telescope footage by Stephen Tegler
Stock Footage provided by Pond5

2) “How NASA Unlocks the Moon’s Mysteries”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUQAc0RYjzc
Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Produced and Edited by: David Ladd (AIMM)
Data Visualizations by: Ernie Wright (USRA)
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: "We Believe" - Frederik Wiedmann

3) “Stemonstrations: Moon Phases”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDhlPEMkiOo
Video Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center

4) “Ask NASA: How Will Astronauts Dig on the Moon”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXxdSr1FWs
Video Credit: NASA HQ

5) “Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzywfRuT7-U
Video Credit: NASA Ames Research Center
Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Everything is Possible” by Magnum Opus

6) “Why the Moon?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmC-FwibsZg
Video Credit: NASA

7) “Artemis I Launches to the Moon”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYTvg2abusc
Video Credit: NASA
Music: Universal Production Music

8) “Cosmic Cycles: The Moon”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrqsxQCOFlw
Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Music credit: “The Moon: Our Desolate Companion" from Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony" by Henry Dehlinger.
Video Producer: David Ladd (AIMM)
Visualizer: Ernie Wright (USRA)

9) “Artemis II: Meet the Astronauts Who will Fly Around the Moon (Official NASA Video)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPyl6d2FJGw
Video Credit: NASA

10) “Artemis III Landing Region Candidates”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDzndmmE8I
Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer/Editor: David Ladd (AIMM)
Visualizations by: Ernie Wright (USRA)
Music by Universal Production Music: “Best Days to Come” – Matteo Pagamici & Max Molling

11) How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpNa4u997xA
Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Boreal Moment” by Benoit Scarwell [SACEM]; “Sensory Questioning”, “Natural Time Cycles”, “Emerging Designer”, and “Experimental Design” by Laurent Dury [SACEM]; “Superluminal” by Lee Groves [PRS], Peter George Marett [PRS]

12) April 8th 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Visualization
Video Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
Visualizer: Ernie Wright
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Bright Determination” – Julien Vonarb

13) How to make a Box Pinhole Projector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI1ttQxXt5s
Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Music: “Happy Strut” by Dan Phillipson [PRS] via Universal Production Music