Observing the Moon

Peter T. Wlasuk (Autor)

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192 Seiten

2000
Springer London Ltd
9781852331931 (ISBN)

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This text catalogues most of the interesting lunar features visible in modest telescopes. There is a crash course in modern lunar geology, followed by chapters on photographic and CCD imaging, drawing and lunar topography. A CD-ROM accompanies the book and contains a gallery of lunar images.

Written by Peter Wlasuk, an astronomer at the Florida International University, Observing the Moon is a definitive work. An invaluable reference book for anyone seriously interested in the Moon and its geology, it is also a perfect companion for practical amateur astronomers. Detailed and extensively illustrated chapters catalog most of the interesting lunar features visible in modest telescopes. They are preceded by a crash course in modern lunar geology and followed by chapters on photographic and CCD imaging, drawing and lunar topography. A CD-ROM accompanies the book and contains a gallery of lunar images.

Introduction to the Moon.- The Basic Kinds of Lunar Formation.- A Crash Course in Lunar Geology.- Lunar Features - Northeast Quadrant.- Lunar Features - Southeast Quadrant.- Lunar Features - Northwest Quadrant.- Lunar Features - Southwest Quadrant.- Introduction to Observing the Moon.- Drawing Lunar Features.- Lunar Topographic Studies.- Lunar Eclipses and Occultations.- Imaging the Moon.- Glossary.- Further Reading.- CD-ROM.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.8.2000
Reihe/Serie	Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Zusatzinfo	86 black & white illustrations
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 270 mm
Gewicht	760 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Moon • observational
ISBN-13	9781852331931 / 9781852331931
Zustand	Neuware