An in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration, the properties of the Moon, its origin and orbit. This is the ideal book for Moon observers covering essential equipment, and the key events to look out for.
Detailed advice is given on how to choose a telescope and how to capture the Moon in sketches.
Discover all you need to know about eclipses, blue moons, supermoons, conjunctions and occultations.
A comprehensive section covers astrophotography using lenses, telescopes, Smartphones, including video and how to process your images.
Comes with a photographic atlas of lunar features with plates and annotated maps.
A glossary of key terms, index of lunar features and software references are also provided.
| ISBN: | 9780008305000 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2018 |
| Author: | Tom Kerss, Greenwich Royal Observatory |
| Publisher: | Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Genres: |
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Astronomical charts and atlases Digital photography: consumer / user guides Popular astronomy and space Photographic equipment and techniques: general |