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The Telescopic Tourist's Guide to the Moon

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Andrew May

    1. Crewkerne, United Kingdom

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  • Approaches the subject from a novel angle – the Moon as a physical, Earth-like landscape that anyone can “visit,” rather than as a distant night-sky object on a par with the Pleiades or Orion nebula
  • Focuses on sights that are easy to find, and interesting to see, rather than examining every little crater
  • Highlights connections to well-known science fiction stories and movies

Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Plan Your Trip

    • Andrew May
    Pages 1-20

  3. Essential Equipment

    • Andrew May
    Pages 21-36

  4. A Brief History of the Moon

    • Andrew May
    Pages 37-56

  5. Itinerary One: Around the Sea of Tranquility

    • Andrew May
    Pages 57-70

  6. Itinerary Two: The Far East

    • Andrew May
    Pages 71-85

  7. Itinerary Three: The Southern Highlands

    • Andrew May
    Pages 87-99

  8. Itinerary Four: Around the Sea of Clouds

    • Andrew May
    Pages 101-118

  9. Itinerary Five: The Imbrium Basin

    • Andrew May
    Pages 119-134

  10. Itinerary Six: The Ocean of Storms

    • Andrew May
    Pages 135-145

  11. Thematic Tours

    • Andrew May
    Pages 147-164

  12. The Dark Side of the Moon

    • Andrew May
    Pages 165-180

  13. Other Moons to Visit

    • Andrew May
    Pages 181-199

  14. Artificial Moons

    • Andrew May
    Pages 201-211

  15. The Future of Lunar Tourism

    • Andrew May
    Pages 213-225

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 227-230
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About this book

Whether you’re interested in visiting Apollo landing sites or the locations of classic sci-fi movies, this is the tourist guide for you! This tourist guide has a twist – it is a guide to a whole different world, which you can visit from the comfort of your backyard with the aid of nothing more sophisticated than an inexpensive telescope. It tells you the best times to view the Moon, the most exciting sights to look out for, and the best equipment to use, allowing you to snap stunning photographs as well as view the sights with your own eyes. 



Have you ever been inspired by stunning images from the Hubble telescope, or the magic of sci-fi special effects, only to look through a small backyard telescope at the disappointing white dot of a planet or faint blur of a galaxy? Yet the Moon is different. Seen through even a relatively cheap 'scope, it springs into life like a real place, with mountains and valleys and rugged craters. With a bit of imagina
tion, you can even picture yourself as a sightseeing visitor there – which in a sense you are.

Reviews

“In the 1960s, Apollo astronauts were able to visit the Moon in person. Now readers can do the next best thing with this well illustrated and highly readable book about our nearest neighbor. … The work should also find a home in the private library of any individual curious to learn more about the Moon. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.” (C. G. Wood, Choice, Vol. 55 (8), April, 2018)



“For those whoare telescopically inclined, May takes us through choosing a telescope, photographic options … and a various tours of aspects of the Moon's surface, from the great craters to sites of Apollo landings. … for anyone beginning to explore the Moon with anything from binoculars to a heavy duty garden telescope, this is a brilliant introduction and guide.” (Brian Clegg, Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.co.uk, July, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Crewkerne, United Kingdom

    Andrew May

About the author

Andrew May got his first degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University (1979), then went on to gain a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Manchester University. He did 4 years postdoctoral research at the universities of Groningen (NL) and Oxford. After a few years working for various software companies, he joined the Civil Service in 1991, and spent the next 20 years doing defense-related scientific research. Since 2011, Andrew has done some part-time consultancy in the same field, as well as freelance writing. His books published to date include Bloody British History: Somerset (History Press, 2012), Conspiracy History (Bretwalda Books, 2014), Pocket Giants: Isaac Newton (History Press, 2015), Pocket Giants: Albert Einstein (History Press, 2016) and Pseudoscience and Science Fiction (Springer, 2016). His next book will be Destination Mars: The Story of our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet from Icon Books (expected summer 2017).

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