Observing the Moon

Peter T. Wlasuk (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

182 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-1152-8 (ISBN)

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Why write another guide to observing the Moon? That was the question I was pondering as I began this project, having a fine collection of "classic" lunar guidebooks dating back to 1791 in my own library. As a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), member of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences (AAS DPS), and member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), I am fortunate to know many pro fessionallunar scientists who keep me up to date with developments in lunar scienc- contrary to public perception, lunar science has definitely not stagnated since the last Apollo, No. 17, left the surface of the Moon in December, 1972. I am also lucky to know many amateur lunar observers, who, like me, enjoy actually looking at the Moon with tele scopes and imaging it with a wide variety of devices ranging from regular 35 mm cameras to video recorders and CCD cameras. My friends who study the Moon, whether in their professions or just for fun, gave me several reasons for doing "another" lunar guidebook. First, the last lunar observer's guide of any length was published over ten years ago, and many reviewers noted that it was badly out of date even then.

1 Introduction to the Moon.- 2 The Basic Kinds of Lunar Formations.- 3 A Crash Course in Lunar Geology.- 4 Lunar Features — Northeast Quadrant.- 5 Lunar Features — Southeast Quadrant.- 6 Lunar Features — Northwest Quadrant.- 7 Lunar Features — Southwest Quadrant.- 8 Introduction to Observing the Moon.- 9 Drawing Lunar Features.- 10 Lunar Topographic Studies.- 11 Lunar Eclipses and Occultations.- 12 Imaging the Moon.- Glossary of Lunar Terminology.- Further Reading.- Lunar Observing Forms.- Files and Lunar Atlas on the CD-ROM.- Instructions for Using the CD-ROM.

Reihe/Serie	The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Zusatzinfo	X, 182 p.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 270 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Moon • observational
ISBN-10	1-4471-1152-4 / 1447111524
ISBN-13	978-1-4471-1152-8 / 9781447111528
Zustand	Neuware