Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (Dover Books on Astronomy) [Paperback]

Ernest H. Cherrington Jr. (Author), Space (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Books on Astronomy | Publication Date: April 1, 1984

Informative, profusely illustrated guide to locating and identifying craters, rills, seas, mountains, other lunar features. Newly revised and updated with special section of new photos. Over 100 photos and diagrams. "Extraordinary delight awaits the amateur astronomer or teacher who opens this book." — The Science Teacher.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (April 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486244911
• ISBN-13: 978-0486244914
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Old Book, August 19, 1999

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ErikK ([e-mail]) (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Paperback)

I bought this book and I did not know it was written in 1964. Even though it has been revised in 1984, the lay-out is not what you would expect from books nowadays. Nevertheless, the content is good. There are lots of photos shot from divers probes sent around the moon and the author guides your journey extensively on the moon day by day, describing craters, seas, swamps and moutain ranges. I find this book an ideal complement to the "Atlas of the Moon" by A. Ruckle which still remains the reference in terms of selenial cartography. You can go through the text of this book and follow up on maps from Ruckle's book or even beter with your telescope.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thorough Tour of the Moon and a Trip back in Time, May 13, 2003

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Jeffrey M. Thibodeau (Edmond, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Paperback)

I bought this book looking for a map of the Moon to help me locate the 100 items that are listed by the Astronomical League in their observing club 'Lunar Observers'.

I found it to be very useful for completing that task, but it was much more than a simple set of maps. Every night in the lunar cycle is described in detail as to what you can see in relation to the other items. I spent the first two weeks using the daily chapters to find 97 of the items listed and ended up seeing a good deal more that was not on my list either.

This is really a good system for learning your way around the Moon, and the author talks about the scientific significance of a number of items and how they relate to our understanding of how the Moon formed.

This book was written in the early 1960s (shortly before men walked on the Moon) and there is a real excitement about the discoveries being made at the time. I thought the chapter on the Ranger Moon probes was a real plus, and it was fun to re-live this golden days of Lunar exploration and get caught up again in the excitement of that heady time.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Day by day lunar observing, December 15, 2001

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Robert Strenio (Erie, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Paperback)

I loved this book the very first time I used it. It has a chapter for each day of the moon: 1-28. I observed the moon on day 8 and with this book spent several enjoyable hours. Without a map (get a good one) and a book like Cherrington's looking at the moon is a five minute experience. It still amazes me how much I can see when I have a guide that tells me what to see and what I'm seeing.