Observing the MoonObserving the Moon is a definitive work, written as a reference book for anyone seriously interested in the Moon and its geology. It is of course a perfect companion for practical observers. Detailed and extensively illustrated chapters catalog ail the interesting lunar features visible in modest telescopes. They are preceded by a crash course in modern lunar geology - based on the vast amount we have learned during and since the Apollo missions - and are followed by chapters on photographic and CCD imaging, drawing and lunar topography. A CD-ROM accompanies this book and contains an atlas of lunar images and much more. The CD-ROM requires a PC running Windows 3.1 or higher, a minimum of 16MB (Windows 3.1), 64MB (Windows 95 up) of memory and a 2x or faster CD-ROM player. |
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Contents
Introduction to the Moon | 2 |
The Moons Motions in Space | 5 |
Lunar Librations and Eclipses | 5 |
The Basic Kinds of Lunar Formations | 4 |
The Lunar Maria and Bays | 10 |
The Lunar Rille | 13 |
The Lunar Mountains | 14 |
A Crash Course in Lunar Geology | 18 |
Questions to Ask | 9 |
Some Important Data | 11 |
What to Do with Your Drawinqs | 10 |
Lunar Topographic Studies | 12 |
Lunar Transient Phenomena LTPs | |
Lunar Eclipses and Occultations | |
Lunar Occultations | |
Imaging the Moon | |
A Lunar Geologists Lexicon | |
Our Changing Views of Lunar Geology | |
How the Moon Came to Be | |
The Lunar Geologic Tim | |
Lunar Geologys Unsolved Mysteries | |
Lunar Features Northeast Quadrant | |
Lunar Features Southeast Quadrant | 8 |
Lunar Features Northwest Quadrant | 20 |
Lunar Features Southwest Quadrant | 10 |
Introduction to Observing the Moon | 6 |
Choosing a Telescope for Lunar Observing | 7 |
Finding Your Way Around the Moon | 11 |
Eyepieces and Filters | 2 |
Drawing Lunar Features | 6 |
Michael Gates | |
An ApogeePerigee Project | |
Vertical Studies | |
Imaging the Moon with an AstroVideo Camera | |
The CDROM Lunar Atlas | |
Lunar CCD Imaging | 1 |
Glossary of Lunar Terminology | 7 |
| 9 | |
Lunar Observing Forms | |
| 10 | |
Files Lunar Atlas on the CDROM | |
Instructions for Using the CDROM | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Observing the Moon Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, ISSN 1431-9756 Practical astronomy, ISSN 1431-9756 |
| Author | Peter Wlasuk |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1852331933, 9781852331931 |
| Length | 181 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Astronomy Science / Cosmology Science / Earth Sciences / Geology |
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