Best lunar atlas (BOOK) under $60?

My interest in lunar observing has increased this year (might be
partly due to prolonged urban dwelling). Everyone says that Rukl's is
the best, but it's still out of print and used copies cost a small
fortune. Given this, are there any other moon atlas books worth
considering? For the sake of this discussion let's not consider
software (I already have Virtual Moon Atlas), useful as they are.

There are 3 books that I've seen currently in print for sale on
Amazon, they a

Photographic Atlas of the Moon
by S. M. Chong, Albert Lim, P. S. Ang
http://tinyurl.com/349vx

Atlas of the Lunar Terminator
by John Westfall
http://tinyurl.com/24fn3

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas
by Jeremy Cook
http://tinyurl.com/2ktaz

I lean a little towards Hatfield simply because I used to have a copy
of the original book "Amateur Astronomer's Photographic Lunar Atlas"
by Hatfield back when I was a teenager in the mid-seventies. To be
quite honest I can't remember how useful it was to me at the time. My
main motive for buying it back then was that I liked his astrophotos
(I remember a nice Orion Nebula pic that Hatfield took) that appeared
in some of Patrick Moore's books like "Atlas of the Universe" (1969 ed.).

Can anyone tell me their opinions on the above mentioned atlases, or
any that I've overlooked (they need not be currently in print, just
affordable if bought used, which is often how I like to purchase books)?

Thank you.
Malcolm

Can anyone tell me their opinions on the above mentioned atlases, or
any that I've overlooked (they need not be currently in print, just
affordable if bought used, which is often how I like to purchase books)?

Hi:

Of these, the Hatfield book is probably the standout. I know you specified
_books_, but don't forget online, dowloadable resources like the Consolidated
Lunar Atlas and the LAC charts, either.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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Can anyone tell me their opinions on the above mentioned atlases, or
any that I've overlooked (they need not be currently in print, just
affordable if bought used, which is often how I like to purchase books)?

Hi:

Of these, the Hatfield book is probably the standout. I know you specified
_books_, but don't forget online, dowloadable resources like the Consolidated
Lunar Atlas and the LAC charts, either.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

Although it doesn't qualify as an atlas I would suggest you take a good hard
look at
"The Modern Moon:A Personal View" by Charles Wood.

The book will take you through all of the frontside's major
physiographic/geographic areas in detail.
It is an excellent text for getting to know the moon from a "Big Picture"
point of view.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...d=U N32nd49WB

Will get you to a start for info on this particular book.

Don't discount it just because it's not an "Atlas".

Good day,
Francis Marion

Although it doesn't qualify as an atlas I would suggest you take a good hard
look at
"The Modern Moon:A Personal View" by Charles Wood.

The book will take you through all of the frontside's major
physiographic/geographic areas in detail.
It is an excellent text for getting to know the moon from a "Big Picture"
point of view.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...d=U N32nd49WB

Will get you to a start for info on this particular book.

Don't discount it just because it's not an "Atlas".

Good day,
Francis Marion

Although it doesn't qualify as an atlas I would suggest you take a good hard
look at
"The Modern Moon:A Personal View" by Charles Wood.

The book will take you through all of the frontside's major
physiographic/geographic areas in detail.
It is an excellent text for getting to know the moon from a "Big Picture"
point of view.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...d=U N32nd49WB

Will get you to a start for info on this particular book.

Don't discount it just because it's not an "Atlas".

Good day,
Francis Marion

Although it doesn't qualify as an atlas I would suggest you take a good hard
look at
"The Modern Moon:A Personal View" by Charles Wood.

The book will take you through all of the frontside's major
physiographic/geographic areas in detail.
It is an excellent text for getting to know the moon from a "Big Picture"
point of view.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...d=U N32nd49WB

Will get you to a start for info on this particular book.

Don't discount it just because it's not an "Atlas".

Good day,
Francis Marion

Atlas of the Lunar Terminator
by John Westfall
http://tinyurl.com/24fn3

The photos are *very* overprocessed --- ruining what could have been a great
atlas.

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas
by Jeremy Cook
http://tinyurl.com/2ktaz

Computers allow us to take better pictures now, but this is still a very
good atlas. The line drawings are good and there are a number of photos for
each section. This shows how the features change in appearance with
different lighting conditions.

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
And the Lunar Picture of the Day http://www.lpod.org/
************************************


I lean a little towards Hatfield simply because I used to have a copy
of the original book "Amateur Astronomer's Photographic Lunar Atlas"
by Hatfield back when I was a teenager in the mid-seventies. To be
quite honest I can't remember how useful it was to me at the time. My
main motive for buying it back then was that I liked his astrophotos
(I remember a nice Orion Nebula pic that Hatfield took) that appeared
in some of Patrick Moore's books like "Atlas of the Universe" (1969 ed.).

Can anyone tell me their opinions on the above mentioned atlases, or
any that I've overlooked (they need not be currently in print, just
affordable if bought used, which is often how I like to purchase books)?

Thank you.
Malcolm

Atlas of the Lunar Terminator
by John Westfall
http://tinyurl.com/24fn3

The photos are *very* overprocessed --- ruining what could have been a great
atlas.

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas
by Jeremy Cook
http://tinyurl.com/2ktaz

Computers allow us to take better pictures now, but this is still a very
good atlas. The line drawings are good and there are a number of photos for
each section. This shows how the features change in appearance with
different lighting conditions.

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
And the Lunar Picture of the Day http://www.lpod.org/
************************************


I lean a little towards Hatfield simply because I used to have a copy
of the original book "Amateur Astronomer's Photographic Lunar Atlas"
by Hatfield back when I was a teenager in the mid-seventies. To be
quite honest I can't remember how useful it was to me at the time. My
main motive for buying it back then was that I liked his astrophotos
(I remember a nice Orion Nebula pic that Hatfield took) that appeared
in some of Patrick Moore's books like "Atlas of the Universe" (1969 ed.).

Can anyone tell me their opinions on the above mentioned atlases, or
any that I've overlooked (they need not be currently in print, just
affordable if bought used, which is often how I like to purchase books)?

Thank you.
Malcolm

While reading in the bathroom on 01 Jul 2004 10:37:06 GMT, I saw that
(Rod Mollise) had written:

Of these, the Hatfield book is probably the standout. I know you specified
_books_, but don't forget online, dowloadable resources like the Consolidated
Lunar Atlas and the LAC charts, either.

LAC charts?

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