Advice on decent book/software to study the Moon?

[Martin-Devon]

With full Moon evening skies (like now) blocking most DSO activities, I've decided to make the most of these evenings by studying in detail the Moon.

Would appreciate therefore recommendations on good books or software that idenify what to look for and see on the Moon with an 8" SCT.

Thanks

[Bizibilder]

Virtual Moon Atlas - free download with LOTS of goodies!!!

en:download [Virtual Moon Atlas]

[brantuk]

The moon is amazing with WO binoviewers and a decent 2" diagonal in the cpc - and the sky gives a kinda "spacewalk" feel with them. See if you can borrow a set for a quick play - I guarantee you'll love it

[Doc]

VMA and a Lunar 100 list and lots of patience, you will love it.

[The Warthog]

Full Moon isn't the best time to study the Moon, as the shadow detail disappears and much of the features are washed out. The best strategy is to watch the Moon on successive nights, and go along the terminator (The line between light and dark) and pick out the very visible features within 10º or so of the terminator. You will always find something worth seeing, and things you either haven't seen before, or have seen and forgotten. There are over 2,000 craters, as well as seas, lakes, bays, rays, valleys, mountains, rilles, the list goes on and on.

Within a few days of the Full Moon you can see things along the terminator, and depending on the libration you may be able to see things that are 'on the farside' of the Moon.

Oh, I have a Rukl Moon Atlas that I ordered from Sky and Telescope, on Talitha's recommendation, and a small book by Ian Ridpath that has many pages of line drawings of the Moon that are very useful in identifying objects on the surface. I take both of these to the ep with me, and use VMA as a check when I get in, and a planning tool before I go out.

[mijijim]

Hi,

Try www.spacegazer.com/library.asp for the Lunar 100 map.

Regards mijijim.

[Breakintheclouds]

If you look on Amazon, you can usually find a copy of Rükl's Moon, Mars and Venus for a decent price second hand. I bought a copy after being recommended it here and find it a lovely book, either as a field guide or as pre-observation reading.

[mark7331]

I found "Observing the Moon" by Gerald North on Amazon. I love it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Observing-Moon-Modern-Astronomers-Guide/dp/0521874076/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&qid=1287781576&sr=8-32