The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas (eBook)

A Pocket Field Guide

Don Spain (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2009
XVII, 260 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-87610-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Here is a lunar atlas designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers. Its title - The Six-inch Lunar Atlas - refers both to the aperture of the telescope used to make the images in the book, and also to the book's physical size: so it's perfect for fitting into an observer's pocket!

The author's own lunar photographs were taken with a 6-inch (150mm) telescope and CCD camera, and closely match the visual appearance of the Moon when viewed through a modest (3-inch to 8-inch) telescope. (Depending on seeing, of course.) Each picture is shown oriented 'as the Moon really is' when viewed from the northern hemisphere, and is supplemented by exquisite computer sketches that list the main features. Two separate computer sketches are provided to go with each photograph, one oriented to appear as seen through an SCT telescope (e.g. the Meade and Celestron ranges), the other oriented for Newtonian and refracting telescopes. It is worth commenting that most observers find it extremely difficult to identify lunar features when using a conventional atlas and SCT telescope - the human brain is very poor at making 'mirror-image' visual translations.

There is a page of descriptions for the salient features in each photograph.

Don Spain has been a Lunar observer since 1957, and is Chairman of the Planetary and Lunar Section of the Louisville Astronomical Society. He is an active member of the Transient Lunar Phenomena Research Project and author of the Lunar Watch column for the Louisville Astronomical Society's StarWord. Currently he teaches astronomy at Jefferson County Public Schools Adult and Lifelong Learning Programs, in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Here is a lunar atlas designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers. Its title - The Six-inch Lunar Atlas - refers both to the aperture of the telescope used to make the images in the book, and also to the book's physical size: so it's perfect for fitting into an observer's pocket!The author's own lunar photographs were taken with a 6-inch (150mm) telescope and CCD camera, and closely match the visual appearance of the Moon when viewed through a modest (3-inch to 8-inch) telescope. (Depending on seeing, of course.) Each picture is shown oriented "e;as the Moon really is"e; when viewed from the northern hemisphere, and is supplemented by exquisite computer sketches that list the main features. Two separate computer sketches are provided to go with each photograph, one oriented to appear as seen through an SCT telescope (e.g. the Meade and Celestron ranges), the other oriented for Newtonian and refracting telescopes. It is worth commenting that most observers find it extremely difficult to identify lunar features when using a conventional atlas and SCT telescope - the human brain is very poor at making "e;mirror-image"e; visual translations.There is a page of descriptions for the salient features in each photograph.Finally, an index at the end of the book lists all the features identified, and gives their approximate height, depth and for crater, diameter.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Acknowledgements 9
How to Use This Atlas 10
Contents 11
Background 14
The lunar Seas 15
The Seas 19
Finder Charts 21
The atlas 24
ENDYMION 25
MESSALA 29
Cleomedes 33
Mare Crisium 37
Langrenus 41
Vendelinus 45
Petavius 49
GUTENBERG 53
JANSSEN 57
POSIDONIUS 61
FRACASTORIUS 65
PICCOLOMINI 69
THEOPHILUS 73
ARISTOTELES 77
PLINIUS 81
ARAGO 85
ALFRAGANUS 89
MUTUS 93
JULIUS CAESAR 97
ALPINE VALLEY 101
ARISTILLUS 105
HYGINUS 109
HIPPARCHUS 113
HERACLITUS 117
PLATO 121
ARCHIMEDES 125
APENNINE MOUNTAINS 129
SCHROTER 133
PTOLEMAEUS 137
ALPHONSUS 141
WALTER 145
MORETUS 149
LALANDE 153
RUPES RECTA 157
DESLANDRES 161
TYCHO 165
CLAVIUS 169
FRA MAURO 173
PITATUS 177
LONGOMONTANUS 181
KIES 185
MONTES RECTI 189
HELICON 193
MONTES CARPATUS 197
COPERNICUS 201
BULLIALDUS 205
MONTES RIPHAEUS 209
J. HERSCHEL 213
SINUS IRIDUM 217
Gassendi 221
Schiller 225
Schickard 229
Pythagoras 233
Aristarchus 237
Marius 241
Hansteen 245
Mersenius 249
Rumker 253
Grimaldi 257
Struve 261
Resource 265
Index 266

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
• Reihe/Serie: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
• Zusatzinfo: XVII, 260 p. 180 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: CCD • lunar field guide • lunar mirror images • lunar observers • moon pocket atlas • moon pocket guide • six inch telescope
• ISBN-10: 0-387-87610-3 / 0387876103
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-87610-8 / 9780387876108