Overview
- Explains the latest understanding of lunar features and geology, based on the most recent space missions and analysis
- Highlights ‘what’s new’ in our knowledge at the start of each chapter
- Offers detailed techniques and tips on how to observe interesting features of the Moon, with telescopes and binoculars
- Organized into 17 study areas, with a photographic maps and rich descriptions of all the features in each area
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents(6 chapters)
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“The book is in paperback and is very well presented with many illustration in colour as well as black and white. … contains six chapters but the last chapter is divided into 17 sections. … Overall I recommend this book as one of the most useful for amateur astronomers. … book is a practical guide to observing the moon. It is most useful for people wanting information on the latest findings.” (Jenny Ball, IceInSpace, May, 2011)
“Divided into six chapters, there’s something for everyone interested in our natural satellite here. Chapter one discusses the Moon’s orbit, libration, phases and topography. The following two chapters cover space missions and geological history. Occultations, eclipses and observing complete the first half of the book, which together make a great beginner’s introduction. Chapter six studies individual features in great detail … .” (Steve Richards, Sky at Night Magazine, September, 2011)
“Science instructor/writer Wilkinson does a good job of making the moon accessible to amateur astronomers and beginners … . The index and glossary are well done, and most of the figures are good … . Overall, this book might be useful for nonscience undergraduate students taking an introductory astronomy class. Summing Up … Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.” (J. R. Kraus, Choice, Vol. 49 (3), November, 2011)
Authors and Affiliations
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Castlemaine, Australia
John Wilkinson
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Moon in Close-up
Book Subtitle: A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide
Authors: John Wilkinson
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14805-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14804-0Published: 04 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14805-7Published: 19 November 2010
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 310
Number of Illustrations: 57 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Popular Science in Astronomy, Planetology