Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) jermng professor emeritus Reged: 08/29/05 Posts: 665 Re: Lunar Book [Re: KennyJ]       #818256 - 02/10/06 12:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks everyone! It's been real helpful knowing there's such wide range available and there's a difference between photo and sketch based lunar books. I've got some of these books shortlisted but I can't get them as yet cos I spent a mini fortune on the Herald-Bobroff atlas, both volumes of the Night Sky's Observers guide and Binocular Astronomy as recommended by many here - I think that's too much to spend on books in one month. (Don't forget I've got to consider the exchange rate too!! ) In the meantime, I realised that the last issue of NightSky (Jan/Feb 2006) has a good article for beginners to check out the moon and I've got a couple of Astro books that have at least a chapter on observing the moon. I'll finish those up before I go into something more detailed. Thanks guys!! -------------------- Jeremy Ng Along the Equator with - C8 OTA C6R OTA TMB 80/480 Orion Skyview Pro Mount w/Intelliscope Upgrade AstroSlew I Alt-Az mount Minolta Activa 12x50WA Olympus 7x35 DPS Post Extras:       Jay_Bird professor emeritus Reged: 01/04/06 Posts: 678 Loc: Nevada 36N 115W Re: Lunar Book [Re: KennyJ]       #818272 - 02/10/06 12:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   While I haven't seen all the books here I want to explain why I think Cherrington's book is so good: It has large pictures of how the moon appears - each night - over a lunar month. I also have Rukl's updated Atlas, which shows more detail, but Cherrington is the tool that makes it easy to plan a night of lunar observing, or to figure what you just saw at a casual glance, since "Exploring the Moon through Binoculars..." makes it so easy to locate features relative to the terminator. For that reason Cherrington's book is a good companion to any other atlas or map. Best, Jay -------------------- 'these things stand like stone - kindness in another's troubles, courage in your own' Gordon Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 15 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  EdZ  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 348 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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