Moongazing: Beginner’s guide to exploring the Moon

An in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration | the properties of the Moon | its origin and orbit. This is the ideal book for Moon observers covering essential equipment | and the key events to look out for. Detailed advice is given on how to choose a telescope and how to capture the Moon in sketches. Discover all you need to know about eclipses | blue moons | supermoons | conjunctions and occultations. A comprehensive section covers astrophotography using lenses | telescopes | Smartphones | including video and how to process your images. Comes with a photographic atlas of lunar features with plates and annotated maps. A glossary of key terms | index of lunar features and software references are also provided.