Books by Philip S. Harrington
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Chapter 2 notes
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Recommended reading
Books
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Eclipse!; Harrington, P.; John Wiley & Sons, 1997; ISBN 0471127957.
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Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes; Cherrington, E. Dover Pubns, 1984; ISBN: 0486244911.
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The Moon Book; Long, K.; Johnson Books, 1998; ISBN: 1555662307.
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Observer's Handbook (annual publication of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada); Univ of Toronto Press
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Philip's Moon Map; Scholarly Book Services Inc., 1999; ISBN: 0540012084.
Web sites
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Astronomical League's Lunar Club
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Observing award program for viewing various lunar features.
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Sectioned close-up photos of the lunar surface. Good quality, though missing labels.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon
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Section-by-section guide to major lunar features
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Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon
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A basic site, but with a good introductory discussion of what lunar features are visible through small binoculars.
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U.S. Naval Observatory Data Services
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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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Virtual Moon Atlas (VMA)
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Highly recommended freeware program from France that allows you to create and print customized charts of our nearest neighbor in space -- highly recommended.
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