Moon Observer S Guide

Author : Peter Grego
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1552978885

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Moon Observer's Guide by Peter Grego Pdf

A night-by-night guide to studying the moon. The moon is usually the first celestial body that captures a stargazer's attention and imagination. Throughout history, the moon has endured as a universal subject of myth, poems, entertainment and intense scientific endeavor. In clear language and with full color photographs and illustrations throughout, Moon Observer's Guide offers practical guidance to amateur astronomers viewing Earth's only natural satellite. There is valuable advice for observing the Moon with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes. Central to this book is a detailed 28-day guide to lunar features. Lunar geology and the various causes of physical features, such as craters and volcanoes, are described. Also included are: Guidelines for choosing binoculars and telescopes Ways of recording observations Digital and conventional photography Using Internet resources, personal computers and lunar software programs Safety tips for observing the moon during solar and lunar eclipses Detailed moon maps This book is an ideal reference for the growing numbers of beginning astronomers.

Author : Peter Grego
Publisher : Philip's
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1849073325

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Philip's Moon Observer's Guide by Peter Grego Pdf

Philip's Moon Observer's Guide is a practical guide for Moonwatchers, suitable for both beginners and more experienced observers. Peter Grego, a well-known Moon expert, shares his enthusiasm and expertise in this informative book. Features on the Moon are best seen when they are close to the day-night line, known as the terminator. At the heart of Philip's Moon Observer's Guide is a day-by-day lunar observing diary based on the progress of the terminator. Using detailed sections of Moon map for each day, the author explains when to look for which features, enabling you to plan your own lunar explorations. Colourful diagrams, stunning close-up images and straightforward text explain the origin and appearance of the different types of surface feature. Eclipses are always eagerly followed by astronomers, and the author explains the best way to observe and record these fascinating events. Philip's Moon Observer's Guide is divided into seven chapters: Lunar geology and the Moon's features The Moon in space The lunar observer's equipment Moonwatching Recording your observations Eclipses and occultations The space-age Moon Philip's Moon Observer's Guide also includes a glossary of terms as well as details of a number of astronomical societies and groups, together with useful Internet resources.

Author : Gerald North
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139464949

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Observing the Moon by Gerald North Pdf

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 : Peter T. Wlasuk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781447104834

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Observing the Moon by Peter T. Wlasuk Pdf

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.

Author : Maynard Pittendreigh
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615135285

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An Observer's Guide to the Earth's Moon by Maynard Pittendreigh Pdf

Dr. Pittendreigh's AN OBSERVER'S GUIDE TO THE EARTH'S MOON provides amateur astronomers with a helpful introduction to "moon hopping." As with "star hopping," which has long been practiced as a way of locating deep sky objects, "moon hopping" provides a careful instruction on how to move from readily visible lunar features to find the more difficult features of the moon. Each of the features in this book correspond with the Astronomical League's Lunar Observing Club.

Author : George Robert Kepple
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UOM:49015002779412

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The Night Sky Observer's Guide: Spring & summer by George Robert Kepple Pdf

Author : Fred W. Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521335003

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The Moon Observer's Handbook by Fred W. Price Pdf

This book explains in a practical way everything that an amateur astronomer needs to know in order to undertake lunar observations.

Author : R. Newton Mayall,Margaret Mayall,Jerome Wyckoff
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466864870

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The Sky Observer's Guide by R. Newton Mayall,Margaret Mayall,Jerome Wyckoff Pdf

This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Filled with practical information for the amateur astronomer, this Sky Observer's Golden Guide explains: -How to select and use binoculars and telescopes -How to best observe stars, the moon, planets, comets, meteors, and other celestial objects -How to use star charts Profusely illustrated with photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables, this guide is recommended by leading astronomers.

Author : Royal Observatory Greenwich,Tom Kerss
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780008313920

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Moongazing: Beginner’s guide to exploring the Moon by Royal Observatory Greenwich,Tom Kerss Pdf

An in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration, the properties of the Moon, its origin and orbit. Optimised for colour tablets, the images in this ebook are not best-suited for viewing on black and white devices.

Author : Don Spain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387876108

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The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas by Don Spain Pdf

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.

Author : Dominic Ford
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493906291

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The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion by Dominic Ford Pdf

To the naked eye, the most evident defining feature of the planets is their motion across the night sky. It was this motion that allowed ancient civilizations to single them out as different from fixed stars. “The Observer’s Guide to Planetary Motion” takes each planet and its moons (if it has them) in turn and describes how the geometry of the Solar System gives rise to its observed motions. Although the motions of the planets may be described as simple elliptical orbits around the Sun, we have to observe them from a particular vantage point: the Earth, which spins daily on its axis and circles around the Sun each year. The motions of the planets as observed relative to this spinning observatory take on more complicated patterns. Periodically, objects become prominent in the night sky for a few weeks or months, while at other times they pass too close to the Sun to be observed. “The Observer’s Guide to Planetary Motion” provides accurate tables of the best time for observing each planet, together with other notable events in their orbits, helping amateur astronomers plan when and what to observe. Uniquely each of the chapters includes extensive explanatory text, relating the events listed to the physical geometry of the Solar System. Along the way, many questions are answered: Why does Mars take over two years between apparitions (the times when it is visible from Earth) in the night sky, while Uranus and Neptune take almost exactly a year? Why do planets appear higher in the night sky when they’re visible in the winter months? Why do Saturn’s rings appear to open and close every 15 years? This book places seemingly disparate astronomical events into an understandable three-dimensional structure, enabling an appreciation that, for example, very good apparitions of Mars come around roughly every 15 years and that those in 2018 and 2035 will be nearly as good as that seen in 2003. Events are listed for the time period 2010-2030 and in the case of rarer events (such as eclipses and apparitions of Mars) even longer time periods are covered. A short closing chapter describes the seasonal appearance of deep sky objects, which follow an annual cycle as a result of Earth’s orbital motion around the Sun.

Author : Fred W. Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521113156

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The Moon Observer's Handbook by Fred W. Price Pdf

The Moon is one of the easiest astronomical bodies to observe, and this book explains in a practical way everything that an amateur astronomer needs to know in order to undertake lunar observations. The book explains how to make observations, what to look for, and how to record it. Excellent advice is given on how to keep records of personal and scientific value. Throughout the text is supported by a unique set of drawings as well as a series of excellent photographs. The Moon Observer's Handbook is an outstanding introduction to a useful and enjoyable leisure activity. No previous knowledge is needed to follow this book, which is the only one of its kind to explain lunar observation with such clarity and in depth.

Author : Peter Grego
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781846282430

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The Moon and How to Observe It by Peter Grego Pdf

This revolutionary new book is written for practical amateur astronomers who not only want to observe, but want to know the details of exactly what they are looking at. The Moon is the most commonly observed of all astronomical objects. This is the first book to deal equally with the Moon itself - its formation, geology, and history - as well as the practical aspects of observation. The concept of the book - and of the series - is to present an up-to-date detailed description of the Moon, including its origins, history, and geology (part one); and then (part two) to consider how best to observe and record it successfully using commercially-available equipment. The Moon and How to Observe It is a mine of information for all levels of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced

Author : Société royale d'astronomie du Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 1927879264

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Observer's Handbook 2022 by Société royale d'astronomie du Canada Pdf

Author : Jean Lacroux,Christian Legrand
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521535557

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Discover the Moon by Jean Lacroux,Christian Legrand Pdf

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