Books by Philip S. Harrington

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Astronomy For All Ages


The Deep Sky: An Introduction


Eclipse!


The Illustrated Timeline of the Universe


The Space Shuttle


Star Ware, 4th edition


Star Watch


Touring the Universe Through Binoculars

 

Star Watch

Chapter 2.  

The Moon

 

Topics covered Chapter notes Recommended reading

Topics covered

  • Moon phases

  • Hundreds of individual lunar surface features during various phases

    • Craters

    • Maria

    • Mountain ranges

    • Valleys

    • Apollo landing sites

  • Occultations

  • Lunar eclipses

Current phase of the Moon

Courtesy 

US Naval Observatory

Chapter 2 notes

Recommended reading

    Books

    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.