Harold Hill's lunar portfolio is a unique collection of drawings now published for the first time. Each illustration is supplemented with notes made at the time of observation. Astronomical drawing still has an important place alongside photography in the same way that photography has not supplanted the artist in the fields of botany and ornithology, for example. Indeed, since astronomical images tend to shimmer because of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere, drawings constructed by an artist who takes advantage of the fleeting moments of perfect vision are often more detailed than photographs. No one can fail to be impressed by the beauty and artistry of this work and, to the initiated, the accuracy and attention to detail is remarkable. This is a book for astronomers, amateur and professional alike, and for those who would simply like to know more about the moon.
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'... Hill combines artistry with accuracy, a rare combination! ... This book will appeal greatly to all lunar observers.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association
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Harold Hill's achievement is to awaken us to the stark, compelling beauty of the moon, with its mighty ringwalls and glistening highlands. Each image tells its own story. Each is constructed with precision and attention to detail.
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Wonderful, a must for anyone who enjoys the moon's beauty,
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Harold Hill's collection of sketches is my favorite of all my books on the moon. Hill has a wonderful sense of the aesthetics of the moon's features, and his meticulous and beautiful sketches show rare lighting conditions seldom caught in photos. More than once I've used his book as a reference to check an unusual feature I've spotted; but more often, I just browse through the sketches, sigh and wish I could draw so well.
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One of the objects of the 1983 Feb. 4 observation was on ascertain if the Ariadaeus rille was traceable through the ridge which runs north from Silberschlag. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rille system, evening terminator, morning illumination, lunar drawings, averted side, opposite lighting, morning terminator, mare surface, lunar equator, evening illumination, lava sheets, visible hemisphere, solar altitude, observing session, lunar day, early sunrise, seeing conditions, mountain blocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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One of the objects of the 1983 Feb. 4 observation was on ascertain if the Ariadaeus rille was traceable through the ridge which runs north from Silberschlag. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rille system, evening terminator, morning illumination, lunar drawings, averted side, opposite lighting, morning terminator, mare surface, lunar equator, evening illumination, lava sheets, visible hemisphere, solar altitude, observing session, lunar day, early sunrise, seeing conditions, mountain blocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Full Moon, Mare Orientale, Lunar Section, Mare Imbrium, Mare Tranquillitatis, Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Nubium New!
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