Books by Philip S. Harrington

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Recommended reading

    Books

• Eclipse!; Harrington, P.; John Wiley & Sons, 1997; ISBN 0471127957.

• Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes; Cherrington, E. Dover Pubns, 1984; ISBN: 0486244911.

• The Moon Book; Long, K.; Johnson Books, 1998; ISBN: 1555662307.

• Observer's Handbook (annual publication of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada); Gupta, R.; Univ of Toronto Pr, 2004; ISBN: 0968914187.

• Philip's Moon Map; Scholarly Book Services Inc., 1999; ISBN: 0540012084.

    Web sites

• Astronomical League's Lunar Club

  • Observing award program for viewing various lunar features.

• Astronomy Calculator

  • Clever web site that lists the current month's Moon phases, the next lunar eclipse, the next meteor shower, and current celestial coordinates of the planets.  Time and date can be set by the user.

• Consolidated Lunar Atlas

  • Sectioned close-up photos of the lunar surface.  Good quality, though missing labels.

• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

  • Section-by-section guide to major lunar features

• Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon

  • A basic site, but with a good introductory discussion of what lunar features are visible through small binoculars.

• U.S. Naval Observatory Data Services

  • Customizable web site that will calculate times of moonrise and moonset, position and phase of the Moon, as well as positional data for other solar system members and bright stars.

   

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