Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide
Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can see of every feature. Whether you use binoculars, a small telescope or a large one,you will find the Moon offers new horizons rich in exploration opportunities.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes guides the reader quickly through lunar basics: how to determine the lunar day and what lunar terminology you might encounter here and in other books. From there you’ll be taken on a guided visual journey that encompasses what can be seen at any given time for all levels of observers.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes features high-quality annotated photographs and solid background information to help the reader understand many lunar phenomena. Here is a guide that allows those who simply gaze at the Moon to find a deeper appreciation of it; for those who use binoculars and small telescopes, this is a comprehensive guide to identifying what can be seen; and advanced observers will be challenged with a rare quality look at areas of the Moon that are not covered by other lunar guide books.

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Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide
Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can see of every feature. Whether you use binoculars, a small telescope or a large one,you will find the Moon offers new horizons rich in exploration opportunities.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes guides the reader quickly through lunar basics: how to determine the lunar day and what lunar terminology you might encounter here and in other books. From there you’ll be taken on a guided visual journey that encompasses what can be seen at any given time for all levels of observers.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes features high-quality annotated photographs and solid background information to help the reader understand many lunar phenomena. Here is a guide that allows those who simply gaze at the Moon to find a deeper appreciation of it; for those who use binoculars and small telescopes, this is a comprehensive guide to identifying what can be seen; and advanced observers will be challenged with a rare quality look at areas of the Moon that are not covered by other lunar guide books.

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Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

by Tammy Plotner
Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

by Tammy Plotner

Paperback(2010)

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Overview

Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can see of every feature. Whether you use binoculars, a small telescope or a large one,you will find the Moon offers new horizons rich in exploration opportunities.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes guides the reader quickly through lunar basics: how to determine the lunar day and what lunar terminology you might encounter here and in other books. From there you’ll be taken on a guided visual journey that encompasses what can be seen at any given time for all levels of observers.

Moonwalk with Your Eyes features high-quality annotated photographs and solid background information to help the reader understand many lunar phenomena. Here is a guide that allows those who simply gaze at the Moon to find a deeper appreciation of it; for those who use binoculars and small telescopes, this is a comprehensive guide to identifying what can be seen; and advanced observers will be challenged with a rare quality look at areas of the Moon that are not covered by other lunar guide books.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441906458
Publisher: Springer US
Publication date: 03/04/2010
Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
Edition description: 2010
Pages: 220
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

New Moon.- Lunar Day Zero.- Lunar Day One.- Lunar Day Two.- Lunar Day Three.- Lunar Day Four.- Lunar Day Five.- Lunar Day Six.- First Quarter.- Lunar Day Seven.- Lunar Day Eight.- Lunar Day Nine.- Lunar Day Ten.- Lunar Day Eleven.- Lunar Day Twelve.- Lunar Day Thirteen.- Full Moon.- Lunar Day Fourteen.- Lunar Day Fifteen.- Lunar Day Sixteen.- Lunar Day Seventeen.- Lunar Day Eighteen.- Lunar Day Nineteen.- Lunar Day Twenty.- Last Quarter.- Lunar Day Twenty-One.- Lunar Day Twenty-Two.- Lunar Day Twenty-Three.- Lunar Day Twenty-Four.- Lunar Day Twenty-Five.- Lunar Day Twenty-Six.- Lunar Day Twenty-Seven.- Lunar Day Twenty-Eight.- Tables, Charts, and Resources.- Time Conversion Chart.- Moon Dates and Times Tables.- Lunar Eclipses: 2011–2020.- Lunar Eclipses: 2021–2030.- Lunar Eclipses: 2031–2040.- Maria Chart.- Landmark Features Chart.- Recommended Web Sites and Downloads.- Challenge Lists and Observing.
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