[Atmob-discuss] Best football commercial ever!

[Peter T]

The new Toyota comm. is causing quite a (positive) stir in our astronomy community!  It was shown quite a few times during yesterday's games. They don't know who came up with the idea, but other astronomers are getting more calls re. commercials.... Cool!
  Here's a post from the Antelope Valley Astronomy Club in CA:
   
                
    dobman   
   Joined on 01-18-2008   
   Posts 1 

      Re: Did anyone catch Toyota's "Star Party" Commercial?   

      I was the old man showing the kid a view through the telescope in the ad.  That was my home made 12 1/2" dob built with the help of Kriege and Berry's book which is why it looks like an Obsession.  It was filmed in the desert east of Palmdale, ca by Park Pictures.  Most of the scopes were from the Antelope Valley Astronomy Club and the whole shoot was just like a star party.  The production company was very good about having it as close to the real thing as the lighting would alow, including turning out the lights near the end so the crew could enjoy the view through the scopes in the night.  
  By the way the shot of the moon was done by the director holding the movie camera up to the eyepiece of my scope and filming.  
   



  From other posts, the exact location appears to be Saddleback Butte, just a few miles from Edwards AFB in CA.
   
  Clear skies,
  +Peter+
   
  Peter J.B. Teague
  Plainville, MA

Bruce Tinkler <bruce.tinkler at gmail.com> wrote:
    I haven't been able to verify this because of company web site restrictions, but apparently the ad is available for viewing on YouTube:
   
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGosTkosR8I 
   
  From the thread on Cloudy Nights:
   
  http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2134953/Main/2134080 
   
  Other comments included:
  It's set somewhere in the Southwestern US and the family is going to a star party. There's a quick shot of a 26 or 31mm Nagler, what looks to be like a 15" Obsession, and kids playing with an Orion Starblast. It's pretty cool to see something like this on national TV, even if it's for a car company. 
I saw it today, it looked like it might have been shot in the Joshua Tree National Monument...
   
  On 1/21/08, Rothchild, Joseph <Joseph.Rothchild at lahey.org> wrote:
          It was the first time I'd ever seen a Dob (looked like a 12.5" Obsession) on TV except for a Nova program.  I wonder what astronomy club they got to shoot it? 
   
  Joseph
   
      
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  From: atmob-discuss-bounces at atmob.org [mailto: atmob-discuss-bounces at atmob.org] On Behalf Of Mario E. Motta
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  Anyone catch the Toyota Sequoia commercials during the game?
Car commercial extolling virtues  of going to a star party and setting up telescopes to see the sky...  first football commercial I have really enjoyed! 
Strangely seem to want a new car now..

Superbowl now,
Mario 


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