Additional
Resources
BOOKS
Observing the Moon by
Gerald North.
The Modern Moon, A Personal View by
Charles Wood (great introduction to the moon and its
features)
Moon Observer's Guide by Peter Grego (organized by day)
Geologic History of the Moon, USGA Professional Paper 1348; 1987
(I've
only found this in PDF on the web; it's a huge file approaching
100MB
with over 300 scanned pages; I've downloaded it and had Kinko's
print
and spiral bind it for me). Download from this site (note that
it
looks like you have to download each section separately, but
there is
an embedded link to get it all in a single download so read the
page
carefully).
http://ser.sese.asu.edu/GHM/ghm_allx.pdf
ATLASES (Photographic, Sketched, and Virtual) -
The previous books provide good information, but a good atlas is
a
MUST for doing the Lunar 100. I have several and use more than
one
regularly (mostly VMA, Rukl & Chu) plus the S&T laminated moon
maps.
Virtual Moon Atlas (VMA): This is probably THE best lunar atlas
software on the market and it is totally FREE and downloadable. Load
the "pro" edition to get all features and photos.
http://www.ap-i.net/avl/en/download
The Photographic Moon Book by Alan Chu - Free and downloadable;
another huge one at 105MB, but it is all HiRes photography.
This is
another you can send to Kinko's for printing/binding..
http://www.cityastronomy.com/moonbook-mirror.htm
Atlas of the Moon
by Atonin Rukl - A must have for the serious Lunar
Lunatic. It's nearly $40 but is a beautiful and precise
sketched
atlas of the entire near side of the moon including libration
areas.
You've got to have this book!
MAPS
Sky & Telescope Moon Maps from
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U800.L2/Maps.htm
-Lunar 100 Card - List and map (not detailed) including
references
to corresponding chart in Rukl where you can find each object (I
told
you you needed Rukl's book).
-Laminated Moon Map by Sky & Telescope
-Laminated Field
Map of the Moon by Sky & Telescope - Available in
mirror image format (i.e., flipped E-W)
WEBSITES
Digital Lunar Orbiter
Photographic Atlas of the Moon
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
The Full Moon
Atlas
http://www.lunarrepublic.com/atlas/index.shtml
The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Moon
http://shallowsky.com/moon/
Download Observing Log