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Moonwatch

出版	Octopus Publishing Group, 2003-11-19
主題	Science / Space Science / Astronomy
ISBN	054008543X9780540085439
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=itCcPQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋A brand new pack for the amateur Moon watcher. It contains three essential items to help the beginner learn his or her way around our natural satellite.PHILIP'S MOON OBSERVER'S GUIDEA practical 176-page illustrated guide for moonwatchers. Peter Grego, a well-known Moon expert, shares his enthusiasm and expertise in this straightforward and informative book.At the heart of the Moon Observer's Guide is a day-by-day lunar observing diary based on the progress of the terminator (the boundary of light and darkness at each phase of the Moon). The book also gives clear and helpful advice on choosing and using equipment, methods of recording observations, and observing and recording eclipses.Peter Grego is the editor of Popular Astronomy magazine, and the director of the Society for Popular Astronomy's Lunar Section.PHILIP'S MOON MAPA new large-format map of the near side of the Moon drawn by Dr John Murray, a research lecturer at the Open University, who is an expert on the lunar surface. More than 500 physical features are labelled and indexed. The map is accompanied by a guide to lunar observing, with drawings and photographs. Also included is a map of the far side of the Moon.PHILIP'S MOON POSTERA magnificent, A1-sized wall poster featuring a series of photographs of the Moon as it passes through its phases during the course of a month. The spectacular images have been taken by H.J.P. Arnold, a highly respected astrophotographer.Main map scale: