The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas: A Pocket Field Guide (Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide)

The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas has been designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers 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 3-inch to 8-inch telescopes. 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. Observers using the various types telescopes will find it extremely helpful to identify lunar features as the human brain is very poor at making "mirror-image" visual translations. Spain_FM.pdf 2 Spain Ch01_O.pdf 14 the lunar Seas 15 The Seas 19 Spain Ch02_O.pdf 21 Finder Charts 21 Spain Ch03_O.pdf 24 CHART 1 25 ENDYMION 25 Spain Ch04_O.pdf 29 CHART 2 29 MESSALA 29 Spain Ch05_O.pdf 33 Chart 3 33 Cleomedes 33 Spain Ch06_O.pdf 37 CHART 4 37 Mare Crisium 37 Spain Ch07_O.pdf 41 Chart 5 41 Langrenus 41 Spain Ch08_O.pdf 45 Chart 6 45 Vendelinus 45 Spain Ch09_O.pdf 49 Chart 7 49 Petavius 49 Spain Ch10_O.pdf 53 CHART 8 53 GUTENBERG 53 Spain Ch11_O.pdf 57 CHART 9 57 JANSSEN 57 Spain Ch12_O.pdf 61 CHART 10 61 POSIDONIUS 61 Spain Ch13_O.pdf 65 CHART 11 65 FRACASTORIUS 65 Spain Ch14_O.pdf 69 CHART 12 69 PICCOLOMINI 69 Spain Ch15_O.pdf 73 CHART 13 73 THEOPHILUS 73 Spain Ch16_O.pdf 77 CHART 14 77 ARISTOTELES 77 Spain Ch17_O.pdf 81 CHART 15 81 PLINIUS 81 Spain Ch18_O.pdf 85 CHART 16 85 ARAGO 85 Spain Ch19_O.pdf 89 CHART 17 89 ALFRAGANUS 89 Spain Ch20_O.pdf 93 CHART 18 93 MUTUS 93 Spain Ch21_O.pdf 97 CHART 19 97 JULIUS CAESAR 97 Spain Ch22_O.pdf 101 CHART 20 101 ALPINE VALLEY 101 Spain Ch23_O.pdf 105 CHART 21 105 ARISTILLUS 105 Spain Ch24_O.pdf 109 CHART 22 109 HYGINUS 109 Spain Ch25_O.pdf 113 CHART 23 113 HIPPARCHUS 113 Spain Ch26_O.pdf 117 CHART 24 117 HERACLITUS 117 Spain Ch27_O.pdf 121 CHART 25 121 PLATO 121 Spain Ch28_O.pdf 125 CHART 26 125 ARCHIMEDES 125 Spain Ch29_O.pdf 129 CHART 27 129 APENNINE MOUNTAINS 129 Spain Ch30_O.pdf 133 CHART 28 133 SCHROTER 133 Spain Ch31_O.pdf 137 CHART 29 137 PTOLEMAEUS 137 Spain Ch32_O.pdf 141 CHART 30 141 ALPHONSUS 141 Spain Ch33_O.pdf 145 CHART 31 145 WALTER 145 Spain Ch34_O.pdf 149 CHART 32 149 MORETUS 149 Spain Ch35_O.pdf 153 CHART 33 153 LALANDE 153 Spain Ch36_O.pdf 157 CHART 34 157 RUPES RECTA 157 Spain Ch37_O.pdf 161 CHART 35 161 DESLANDRES 161 Spain Ch38_O.pdf 165 CHART 36 165 TYCHO 165 Spain Ch39_O.pdf 169 CHART 37 169 CLAVIUS 169 Spain Ch40_O.pdf 173 CHART 38 173 FRA MAURO 173 Spain Ch41_O.pdf 177 CHART 39 177 PITATUS 177 Spain Ch42_O.pdf 181 CHART 40 181 LONGOMONTANUS 181 Spain Ch43_O.pdf 185 CHART 41 185 KIES 185 Spain Ch44_O.pdf 189 CHART 42 189 MONTES RECTI 189 Spain Ch45_O.pdf 193 CHART 43 193 HELICON 193 Spain Ch46_O.pdf 197 CHART 44 197 MONTES CARPATUS 197 Spain Ch47_O.pdf 201 CHART 45 201 COPERNICUS 201 Spain Ch48_O.pdf 205 CHART 46 205 BULLIALDUS 205 Spain Ch49_O.pdf 209 CHART 47 209 MONTES RIPHAEUS 209 Spain Ch50_O.pdf 213 CHART 48 213 J. HERSCHEL 213 Spain Ch51_O.pdf 217 CHART 49 217 SINUS IRIDUM 217 Spain Ch52_O.pdf 221 Chart 50 221 Gassendi 221 Spain Ch53_O.pdf 225 Chart 51 225 Schiller 225 Spain Ch54_O.pdf 229 CHART 52 229 Schickard 229 Spain Ch55_O.pdf 233 Chart 53 233 Pythagoras 233 Spain Ch56_O.pdf 237 Chart 54 237 Aristarchus 237 Spain Ch57_O.pdf 241 Chart 55 241 Marius 241 Spain Ch58_O.pdf 245 CHART 56 245 Hansteen 245 Spain Ch59_O.pdf 249 Chart 57 249 Mersenius 249 Spain Ch60_O.pdf 253 Chart 58 253 Rumker 253 Spain Ch61_O.pdf 257 CHART 59 257 Grimaldi 257 Spain Ch62_O.pdf 261 CHART 60 261 Struve 261 Spain BM_O.pdf 265 Resource 265 Spain Index.pdf 266 Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Lunar Seas....Pages 3-8 Finder Charts....Pages 9-11 Front Matter....Pages 14-14 Endymion....Pages 14-17 Messala....Pages 19-22 Cleomedes....Pages 23-26 Mare Crisium....Pages 27-30 Langrenus....Pages 31-34 Vendelinus....Pages 35-38 Petavius....Pages 39-42 Gutenberg....Pages 43-46 Janssen....Pages 47-50 Posidonius....Pages 51-54 Fracastorius....Pages 55-58 Piccolomini....Pages 59-62 Theophilus....Pages 63-66 Aristoteles....Pages 67-70 Plinius....Pages 71-74 Arago....Pages 75-78 Alfraganus....Pages 79-82 Mutus....Pages 83-86 Front Matter....Pages 14-14 Julius Caesar....Pages 87-90 Alpine Valley....Pages 91-94 Aristillus....Pages 95-98 Hyginus....Pages 99-102 Hipparchus....Pages 103-106 Heraclitus....Pages 107-110 Plato....Pages 111-114 Archimedes....Pages 115-118 Apennine Mountains....Pages 119-122 Schroter....Pages 123-126 Ptolemaeus....Pages 127-130 Alphonsus....Pages 131-134 Walter....Pages 135-138 Moretus....Pages 139-142 Lalande....Pages 143-146 Rupes Recta....Pages 147-150 Deslandres....Pages 151-154 Tycho....Pages 155-158 Clavius....Pages 159-162 Fra Mauro....Pages 163-166 Front Matter....Pages 14-14 Pitatus....Pages 167-170 Longomontanus....Pages 171-174 Kies....Pages 175-178 Montes Recti....Pages 179-182 Helicon....Pages 183-186 Montes Carpatus....Pages 187-190 Copernicus....Pages 191-194 Bullialdus....Pages 195-198 Montes Riphaeus....Pages 199-202 J. Herschel....Pages 203-206 Sinus Iridum....Pages 207-210 Gassendi....Pages 211-214 Schiller....Pages 215-218 Schickard....Pages 219-222 Pythagoras....Pages 223-226 Aristarchus....Pages 227-230 Marius....Pages 231-234 Hansteen....Pages 235-238 Mersenius....Pages 239-242 Rumker....Pages 243-246 Front Matter....Pages 14-14 Grimaldi....Pages 247-250 Struve....Pages 251-254 Back Matter....Pages 256-260 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. Here is a lunar atlas designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers. Its title refers both to the aperture of the telescope that made the images in the book, and also to the book's physical size: perfect for fitting into an observer's pocket. Designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers.Each picture is show oriented "as the Moon really is" when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere and is supplemented by elegant computer sketches that show the main features