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Author : Antonin Rukl
Publisher : Sky Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781931559294
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Sky & Telescope's Mirror-Image Field Map of the Moon written by Antonin Rukl and published by Sky Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sky Publishing
Publisher : Sky & Telescope
ISBN 13 : 9781931559201
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Sky & Telescope's Mirror-Image Moon Map written by Sky Publishing and published by Sky & Telescope. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've flipped the Moon to show a mirror-reversed, north-up lunar disk, as it appears in telescopes with an odd number of reflections. (If your telescope setup shows the Moon mirror-reversed with south up, turn this map upside down.)
Author : Sky Publishing
Publisher : Sky & Telescope
ISBN 13 : 9781931559218
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Mirror-Image Moon Map written by Sky Publishing and published by Sky & Telescope. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've flipped the Moon to show a mirror-reversed, north-up lunar disk, as it appears in telescopes with an odd number of reflections. (If your telescope setup shows the Moon mirror-reversed with south up, turn this map upside down.)
Author : Gary Seronik
Publisher : Sky Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781931559225
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Sky & Telescope's Field Map of the Moon written by Gary Seronik and published by Sky Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only moon reference you'll need at the telescope! Using maps drawn by renowned lunar cartographer Antonin Rukl, you'll be able to find and identify craters, lava flows, mountains and more. The unique design allows you to look at the entire moon, individual quarters or any two neighboring quarters at the same time, and the durable lamination will protect your map from dew, spills, and everyday wear and tear for years to come.
Author : Sky Publishing
Publisher : Sky & Telescope
ISBN 13 : 9781931559188
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (591 download)
Download or read book Sky & Telescope's Moon Map written by Sky Publishing and published by Sky & Telescope. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our striking map of the Moon's near side identifies more than 300 features on a new, easy-to-read mosaic image. The Moon is shown with north up, the way it appears in binoculars. It's also available in a mirror-reversed format for use with telescopes with an odd number of reflections (such as refractors and catadioptrics with star diagonals.) Both are great for use at the telescope too! Lunar disk is 10{1/2} inches in diameter.
Author : Gerald North
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139464949
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Observing the Moon written by Gerald North and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an experienced and well-known lunar observer, this is a hands-on primer for the aspiring observer of the Moon. Whether you are a novice or are already experienced in practical astronomy, you will find plenty in this book to help you raise your game to the next level and beyond. In this thoroughly updated second edition, the author provides extensive practical advice and sophisticated background knowledge of the Moon and of lunar observation. It incorporates the latest developments in lunar imaging techniques, including digital photography, CCD imaging and webcam observing, and essential advice on collimating all common types of telescope. Learn what scientists have discovered about our Moon, and what mysteries remain still to be solved. Find out how you can take part in the efforts to solve these mysteries, as well as enjoying the Moon's spectacular magnificence for yourself!
Author : Robert K. Buchheim
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319156608
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Astronomical Discoveries You Can Make, Too! written by Robert K. Buchheim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You too can follow in the steps of the great astronomers such as Hipparchus, Galileo, Kepler and Hubble, who all contributed so much to our modern understanding of the cosmos. This book gives the student or amateur astronomer the following tools to replicate some of these seminal observations from their own homes: With your own eyes: Use your own observations and measurements to discover and confirm the phenomena of the seasons, the analemma and the equation of time, the logic behind celestial coordinates, and even the precession of the equinoxes. With a consumer-grade digital camera: Record the changing brightness of an eclipsing binary star and show that a pulsating star changes color as it brightens and dims. Add an inexpensive diffraction grating to your camera and see the variety of spectral features in the stars, and demonstrate that the Sun’s spectrum is similar to one particular type of stellar spectrum. With a backyard telescope: Add a CCD imager and you can measure the scale of the Solar System and the distance to a nearby star. You could even measure the distance to another galaxy and observe the cosmological redshift of the expanding universe. Astronomical Discoveries You Can Make, Too! doesn’t just tell you about the development of astronomy; it shows you how to discover for yourself the essential features of the universe.
Author : Emily Levesque
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492681083
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)
Download or read book The Last Stargazers written by Emily Levesque and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the people who see beyond the stars—an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky. Humans from the earliest civilizations through today have craned their necks each night, using the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers in this new nonfiction release, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science. From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery. In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and space and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universe's secrets.
Author : Grant Heiken
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521334440
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Lunar Sourcebook written by Grant Heiken and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1991-04-26 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.
Author : Bill Leatherbarrow
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780239556
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book The Moon written by Bill Leatherbarrow and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moon has always been the most obvious feature in our night sky. It is our nearest celestial neighbour, orbiting the earth at an average distance of 384,400 kilometers, and is large enough to display significant detail even to the unaided eye. Our moon has drawn observers since the dawn of humankind, and all people have tried to make sense of the puzzles it poses and the questions it raises. The moon provided our ancient ancestors with one of the earliest means of keeping and measuring time, and many early religions had cults that worshipped it. When it eclipses the sun it provides one of the most awe-inspiring views in nature. In The Moon, celebrated amateur astronomer Bill Leatherbarrow provides expert insight into the history of our study of this compelling astronomical body. Drawing on his own decades of lunar observation, he describes how and why the observation and study of the moon has evolved, particularly in the age of telescopic study. He also offers an overview of current scientific thinking and developments in lunar science since the advent of the Space Age, even providing practical advice on how to make your own observations of the moon. Extensively illustrated with images of the lunar surface taken both from spacecraft and using amateur equipment, this book is an accessible introduction to complex astrophysical concepts that will give all amateur astronomers and anyone fascinated by this natural satellite something to moon over.
Author : John A. Read
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1459505220
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (595 download)
Download or read book 50 Things to See on the Moon written by John A. Read and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you always wanted to explore the Moon like Neil Armstrong or the eleven other astronauts who have walked on its surface? You can tour the Moon from your own backyard with a small telescope or binoculars. This book will point you to the Sea of Tranquility (the landing spot for Apollo 11) and many other fascinating features you can spot on the Moon's surface. Beginning with the New Moon, as each day passes, an additional slice of the Moon becomes visible. With each new slice comes new craters, lunar seas and jagged mountain ranges. This easy-to-use, illustrated reference book enables everyone, young and old, to better appreciate our nearest neighbour in space.
Author : Anthony Cook
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461486394
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas written by Anthony Cook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, it became obvious that Henry Hatfield’s original atlas wasn’t suitable for all current commercially-made amateur telescopes. Newtonian telescopes and astronomical refractors – for many years the only choice for amateurs – invert the observed image. The standard Hatfield Atlas therefore follows the IAU (International Astronomical Union) convention of having maps (and photographs) with South at the top and West on the left: an inverted image. However, the current ranges of Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov telescopes – that’s most of those manufactured by Meade, Celestron, and many others – don’t invert the observed image but instead reverse it left-for-right. That’s with North at the top and East on the left. Because of the way the human visual system works, it is almost impossible to mentally ‘mirror-image’ a map to compare it with the view through the eyepiece , so even turning an IAU-standard atlas upside-down doesn’t help! This new SCT version of the Atlas solves this problem for observers. Identification of lunar features is made quick and easy. The new, digitally re-mastered second edition vastly improves the clarity and definition of the original photographs – significantly beyond the resolution limits of the photographic grains present in earlier atlas versions – whilst preserving the layout and style of the original publications. This has been achieved by merging computer-visualized Earth-based views of the lunar surface, derived from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data, with scanned copies of Commander Hatfield’s photographic plates, using the author’s own software. The result is a The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas for 21st century amateur telescopes up to and beyond 12-inch aperture. It contains all the features that made the original so widely used: a combination of an index of all International Astronomical Union named primary lunar features, and twelve chart areas help to locate any named lunar features of interest that can each be examined under typically five different states of illumination. Close ups of interesting features are also included. The new Atlas is supplemented by an introduction to its use, a short description of the digital re-mastering technique, and a completely new section describing lunar observing techniques. At the end of the atlas there is an index of all named features and crater diameters, along with a summary table of the dates and times that the original Hatfield images represent.
Author : Charles Byrne
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1846281547
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (462 download)
Download or read book Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon written by Charles Byrne and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-17 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Removes the scanning artefacts and transmission imperfections to produce a most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface. To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view. Organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs.
Author : Robert A. Garfinkle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781493916634
Total Pages : 1680 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (166 download)
Download or read book Luna Cognita written by Robert A. Garfinkle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 1680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three volumes sold as a combined set for a one-time purchase! This comprehensive three-volume set takes you on an incomparable journey of our closest celestial neighbor. Not since the golden age of 19th-century lunar guidebooks has one author managed to cover the Moon in such detail as this all-in-one handbook. Volume 1 begins with a section on the Moon’s place in human history, mythology and lore, before gravitating closer to the Moon itself through scientific sections on the Earth-Moon system, lunar motions and cycles. Following these are technical chapters on how to purchase, use and care for lunar observing and photography equipment. Techniques for observing the Moon (both with the naked eye and optical instruments) are detailed as the reader approaches the Moon’s surface on this visual tour-de-force. A close-up exploration of the Moon is the result. The “crater-hop” chapters in Volumes 1 and 2 discuss the physical aspects of the Moon’s features, offering brief biographical information on the person for whom the feature is named, as well as how each individual was involved in the development of science and selenography from ancient to modern times. Volume 3 contains a plethora of useful appendices that cover a range of topics, from catalogues of lunar features such as nearside lunar domes to a comprehensive list of publishers and observing organizations. Luna Cognita goes far beyond any recent work in both breadth and depth of coverage on the Moon. Written in an accessible, engaging manner for readers of all backgrounds and levels of expertise, this handbook is thus an invaluable resource for anybody who looks up at the glowing sphere in the night sky and wants to learn more about the “Known Moon.”
Author : Carol Christian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 131661526X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)
Download or read book A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy written by Carol Christian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 250 questions and answers about astronomy, particular for the amateur astronomer.
Author : W. Andrew Planck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990876908
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (769 download)
Download or read book What's Hot on the Moon Tonight? written by W. Andrew Planck and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes you by the hand and introduces you to the most interesting objects that can be seen through a telescope as they are revealed night by night through the lunar month. The descriptions of the craters, mountains, rilles and domes that you can see are accompanied by brief explanations of the geologic processes that formed them. The book is designed to increase your enjoyment by increasing your understanding of how the Moon and its many fascinating features came to be.
Author : Don Spain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387876103
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (878 download)
Download or read book The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas written by Don Spain and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
