#1  
Old 09-04-2007, 12:57 PM
Dennis G
Dennis G

Dennis G is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Albany West Aust
Posts: 213
Moon chart

Can one download a free chart of the moon?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 09-04-2007, 01:38 PM
JohnG's Avatar
JohnG (John)
Looking Down From Above

JohnG is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cootamundra, NSW
Posts: 1,711
You won't get much better than the Virtual Moon Atlas, see here:

http://astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html

Big download but you get heaps with it, get the LAC maps as well if you can.

Cheers

JohnG
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 09-04-2007, 06:30 PM
jjjnettie's Avatar
jjjnettie (Jeanette)
Registered User

jjjnettie is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Monto
Posts: 16,741
The Virtual Moon Atlas is great.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-04-2007, 09:27 PM
Uchtungbaby
Registered User

Uchtungbaby is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brisane
Posts: 68
I made one myself using Photoshop and an old map of the moon circa the Apollo days. I found the moon map in my library and I compared the map to the picture I had taken using a digital camera through a telescope. Anyway, most of the big things seem to be there. Give it a go! Take a picture through your telescope of the moon, and then compare it to a picture from one of the astronomy books in your library form the 1970s'. You'll feel absolutely impressed with your identification of the landmarks. There is one absolutely huge crater in my image which will show you where everything else is located.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/631...pr060213gn.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-04-2007, 10:02 PM
Miaplacidus's Avatar
Miaplacidus (Brian)
He used to cut the grass.

Miaplacidus is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hobart
Posts: 1,235
Um... Mac Luddite here. Is there something similar for OSX?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 13-04-2007, 02:29 PM
Uchtungbaby
Registered User

Uchtungbaby is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brisane
Posts: 68
What's OSX stand for?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 13-04-2007, 07:30 PM
Miaplacidus's Avatar
Miaplacidus (Brian)
He used to cut the grass.

Miaplacidus is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hobart
Posts: 1,235
Apple's Macintosh Operating System Ten. Mac OS X.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 13-04-2007, 08:34 PM
bojan's Avatar
bojan
amateur

bojan is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Mt Waverley, VIC
Posts: 7,105
There are couple of links: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/cla/menu http://www.amastro.org/at/mo/mo.html http://www.moon-phases.com/moon-map/m23.html http://www.inconstantmoon.com/atlas.htm http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 07:13 PM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement