Backyard Observer's Guide to the Moon - by Robert Reeves (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Interest in the Moon is growing again as astronauts again fly to the Moon. The Moon is the only world in our solar system where the backyard observer can resolve details as small as a mile on its surface. Additionally, the Moon can be easily observed under the brightest city sky.

The Backyard Observer's Guide to the Moon is the ideal companion for any amateur astronomer to quickly learn their way around the surface of the Moon. This is the only book of its kind that is specifically designed to be used at the telescope eyepiece to help in the identification and understanding of the most prominent and important features of the Moon.

The specific purpose of this book is to introduce the various features, listed by geologic type with a locator map and closeups of selected features.

Partial Table of Contents

• Understanding the Moon
• Craters Without Limits
• Lunar Favorites to Observe
• Classic Lunar Maria
• 12 Largest Craters on the Moon
• Lunar Crater Rays
• Floor Fractured Craters
• Ghost Craters
• Lunar Mountain Ranges
• Lunar Volcanic Features
• Lunar Rilles
• Apollo Landing Sites

Each section details a specific type of lunar feature, mare, mountain, rilles, etc., and provides a locator map, description of the feature, and a selection of images with captions detailing various samples of each type of feature.

About the Author

Robert Reeves has been exploring the cosmos since 1958 and took his first lunar photograph in 1959. In 1984 Reeves began publishing articles about astrophotography, and since then his articles have appeared in Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, Deep Sky, Deep Sky Journal, Amateur Astronomy and The Astrograph. The author of six previous books about the Moon, space exploration and celestial photography, Reeves enjoys speaking about astronomy and spreading his passion for the Moon and photographing the heavens. His recent activities include a five-city speaking tour in China. Reeves is the first westerner to address the Chinese astronomy community about the Moon.