Observing the MoonSpringer Science & Business Media, 2000 - 181 pages Observing 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. |
Contents
Introduction to the Moon | 1 |
The Moons Motions in Space | 4 |
Lunar Librations and Eclipses | 8 |
The Basic Kinds of Lunar Formations | 13 |
The Lunar Maria and Bays | 19 |
The Lunar Rille | 22 |
The Lunar Mountains | 23 |
A Crash Course in Lunar Geology | 27 |
Questions to Ask | 118 |
Some Important Data | 120 |
What to Do with Your Drawinqs | 123 |
Lunar Topographic Studies | 125 |
Lunar Transient Phenomena LTPs | 133 |
Lunar Eclipses and Occultations | 137 |
Lunar Occultations | 141 |
Imaging the Moon | 145 |
A Lunar Geologists Lexicon | 28 |
Our Changing Views of Lunar Geology | 31 |
How the Moon Came to Be | 32 |
The Lunar Geologic Tim | 33 |
Lunar Geologys Unsolved Mysteries | 36 |
Lunar Features Northeast Quadrant | 39 |
Lunar Features Southeast Quadrant | 55 |
Lunar Features Northwest Quadrant | 71 |
Lunar Features Southwest Quadrant | 87 |
Introduction to Observing the Moon | 105 |
Choosing a Telescope for Lunar Observing | 107 |
Finding Your Way Around the Moon | 110 |
Eyepieces and Filters | 111 |
Drawing Lunar Features | 115 |
Michael Gates | 146 |
An ApogeePerigee Project | 149 |
Vertical Studies | 150 |
Imaging the Moon with an AstroVideo Camera | 152 |
The CDROM Lunar Atlas | 159 |
Lunar CCD Imaging | 160 |
Glossary of Lunar Terminology | 166 |
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Lunar Observing Forms | 170 |
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Files Lunar Atlas on the CDROM | 180 |
Instructions for Using the CDROM | |
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