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The Moon and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides)


by Peter Grego

List Price: $34.95
Price: $23.07
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Sales Rank: 456160
Studio: Springer
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 274
Publication Date: September 28, 2005
Publisher: Springer


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Product Description

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



CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)

lacks coordinates  
I agree with previous reviewer. It is a nice book with a lot of nice photographs easy to read for a new comer. But the absence of coordinates for the described lunar features makes difficult the connection with a detailed lunar atlas such as found at lunar and Planetary Institute http://www.lpi.usra.edu/ or published by the National Geographic Society. Most photographs are oriented south up north down and other in the reverse direction. You have to find out.
July 28, 2008

Great Moon Guide  
For those amateur astronomers or any interested in the Moon, this is the book for you. Its lack of jargon only professional use is its obvious selling point, but also its get plenty of information use for amateur observation of the Moon.
March 15, 2008


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