The Moon and How to Observe It

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Series: Astronomers’ Observing Guides,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

ASTRONOMERS’ OBSERVING GUIDES provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different in...

Table of Contents:

• About the Moon
• The Moon’s Origin
• The Measure of the Moon
• Worlds in Comparison
• Observing the Moon
• Observing and Recording the Moon
• Viewing the Moon with the Unaided Eye
• Lunar Showcase: A Binocular Tour of the Moon’s Trophy Room
• A Survey of the Moon’s Near Side
• Advanced Lunar Research
• The Lunar Observer’s Equipment.