Yes Bill, you right.
My small comparison is just qualitative and for giving a simple example for illustrating the different capabilities in such specific context between the Vis and LWIR "imagers".
Optics are not the same, sensors also, with different pixel pitch,....
graphique interfaces also....
It has to be seen as a comparison between two "systems" to be considered in their whole, not between two sensors (for instance)...
One example is that, by playing with the histogram, i could have seen perhaps indeed the moon in Vis domain earlier, in the first video....
And with a better optics for the LWIR camera, i could have also obtained better results, also earlier....
This simple test has to be seen as relative comparison between two systems working "at their best" for a compromise between dynamic range and detection.....
Some further comparative sessions will be done, especially during the period around New Moon:
When the Moon will be really closer from the Sun (on angular point of view), and tests will be performed roughly in the middle of the day, such new context will give less chance to the Vis camera to be able to make the moon visible again the super high bright sky background, while normally i hope not preventing the LWIR camera do its job (just to be sure for safety to have the Sun out of the field of view for the two cameras!).
Regards.
Stéphane