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Moon

The Moon is the closest celestial object to the Earth and is observed by using all four observing methods: unaided eyes without optical aids, binoculars, telescopes and cameras.

• Moon Image Atlas
• 29 Days of the Moon
• Astronomical League Lunar Club Observing Log

Useful items for Moon observing

• Binoculars, telescope and camera.
• Moon location
  • Free software Home Planet
  • Free software Sky Charts
  • U.S. Naval Observatory Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
  • Check Sky Events
• Moon atlas for lunar object locations on the Moon
  • Free software Virtual Atlas of the Moon
• Red flashlight.
• Books about the Moon.

There are many resources that can help you in Moon observing. An excellent freeware program is the Virtual Atlas of the Moon by Patrick Chevalley and Christian Legrand.

• Moon Software
  • Moon surface details information from the freeware program Virtual Atlas of the Moon by Patrick Chevalley and Christian Legrand. The software includes "Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon" (LOPAM) pictures.
  • Moon location in the sky information from the freeware program Sky Charts Patrick Chevalley.
  • Moon Location in the sky information from the freeware program Home Planet by John Walker.
• Moon Observing Program
  • Astronomical League Lunar Club This program is a list of 100 lunar features to observe.
  • David Haworth's Lunar Observing Log

New Moon to new Moon is a Moon synodic month which is an average of 29.53 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 2.8 seconds). The Moon is waxing from new Moon to full Moon and the Moon is waning from full Moon to new Moon.

• Lunar Photo of the Day
• USGS Moon Nomenclature
• USGS Earth's Moon
• NASA Planetary Data System MAP-A-PLANET
• Nine planets The Moon
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon
• Lunarama

To find these books check your local library, your astronomy club's book library, used book stores and new book stores. Some of these books may be out of print and may not be available at new book stores.

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas by Jeremy Cook

• Most of the photographs were taken with a 12-inch Newtonian telescope.
• 16 sections of the Moon with each section taken with differen Moon phases
• Very useful when working on the Astronomical League's Lunar Club

Atlas of the Moon by Antonin Rukl

• 76 sections of the Moon with each section taken with differen Moon phases
• Altas is drawing
• Includes 50 Moon photographs
• Good introduction to the Moon
• A very nice complement to The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas by Jeremy Cook
• Pages: 224

Lunar Atlas by Dinsmore Alter

• 154 photographs with descriptive detail
• A nice secondary reference
• Pages: 343

A New Photographic Atlas of the Moon by Zdenek Kopal

• 214 photographs with brief description
• Some photographs taken from orbiting space craft and the Moon's surface
• Pages: 311

Photographic Atlas of the Moon by S. M. Chong, Albert C. H. Lim and P.S. Ang

• Four pages for each of the 29 days in the lunar cycle
• Pages: 156

A Portofolio of Lunar Drawaings by Harold Hill

• 31 regions of very nice hand drawings descriptive detail
• Pages: 240

Moon Atlas by V.A. Firsoff

• Two very large lunar maps that fold out of the book
• Pages: 32

To find these books check your local library, your astronomy club's book library, used book stores and new book stores. Some of these books may be out of print and may not be available at new book stores.

The Moon Book by Kim Long

• Light reading and many illustrations
• Pages: 128

Observing the Moon by Gerald North

• Pages: 381

Mapping and Naming the Moon by Ewen A. Whitaker

• History of lunar cartography and nomenclature
• Pages: 242

The Moon Observers's Handbook by Fred W. Price

• Pages: 309

Exploring the Moon throught Binoculars by Ernest H. Cherrington, Jr.

• Detailed observing descriptions for each of the 28 days
• Pages: 211

The Moon As Viewed by Lunary Orbiter by NASA

• Includes four steroscopic views
• Pages: 152

Guide to Observing the Moon by British Astronomical Association

• 12 chapters by different authors
• Pages: 128

Welcome to the Moon by Robert Bruce Kelsey

• Pages: 111

Pictorial Guide to the Moon by Dinsmore Alter

• Pages: 183

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