the absence of clutter does give a clear and pleasingly aesthetic picture of the moon's surface. The page of errata is initially worrying until one realises most of it are typos', misspellings or a small photo wrongly orientated. In that regard this atlas is no substitute for, say, the Times Atlas of the Moon. Nor handy page numbers at each of the photos' sides to indicate the next corresponding photo. The cuts to the photos' edges are quite severe as there is no overlap at all to orientate oneself with the next map along, which could be several pages further on, or back. As an indispensable guide to telescopic moon. The 21st Century Atlas of the Moon is uniquely designed for the backyard, amateur astronomer. ![]() For many, simply noticing it is a pleasure, yet it is also a fascinating world of craters, mountains, and volcanoes worthy of a closer look. One thing missing, though, for each map, is context. On most nights and days, the Moon is visible somewhere in the sky. A glance at the cover will give you the idea. While the attendant nomenclature is concise so as not to litter the map with too many identifiers (the innumerable A, B's and so on, craters are not labelled) whereas the important reminders of what's-what are thoughtfully placed, often at a slant, to follow a form. The photos are crisp and detailed, with good shadow to better highlight the moon's features and gives a very fair indication of what the actuality is when the eye is applied to the eyepiece of a good telescope. With special maps of the limb and far side, LRO altimetry-based images of major basins and their mare ridge, and maps of the Apollo and Soviet landing sites, this guide offers a level of detail never before seen in an atlas of the Moon. The Atlas clearly provides unprecedented detail on more than one thousand named Moon features, while recommending additional features and images to observe. With over two hundred Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images, the highest quality images of the moon ever taken, this atlas illustrates the Moon in high resolution. It is both accessible to the novice and valuable to the expert. As an indispensable guide to telescopic moon observation, it can be used at the telescope or as a desk reference. On most nights and days, the Moon is visible somewhere in the sky. Note: Pages shown here are slightly smaller than their 8.5" x 11" actual size.On most nights and days, the Moon is visible somewhere in the sky. Sample basin mare ridge chart and limb chart. You can order in any of 5 ways:ġ) Phone Chicago Distribution Center at (800) 621-2736.ģ) Phone CDC internationally at 001 (773) 702 7000.Ĥ) Email orders to Fax orders to (800) 621-8476Īnd to see why you will want this new Atlas, look at the sample pages below - widen your screen to see pages side by side - they way they appear in the Atlas.Įach chart has a facing page illustrating interesting features of that area. The result is a The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas for 21st century amateur telescopes up to and beyond 12-inch aperture. ![]() ![]() The Chicago Distribution Center handles the actual sales. How is the scale, compared to something like the Rukl atlas Is there token coverage of the farside The dark side was shown in four quadrant maps. Very nice, highly detailed images and explanations of Lunar geography. The Atlas is now being distributed - and soon will be reprinted by - West Virginia University Press. of 4 - 21st Century Atlas of the Moon - posted in Lunar Observing and Imaging: Is it primarily based on LRO photos Or something older Primarily based on LRO. With special maps of the limb and farside,įor more information see LPOD of Nov 18, 2012 Illustrate the near side in high resolution,
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