High contrast moon map?

[Stonius (Markus)]

I've tried several times to get a decent map of the moon, all to no avail. The problem is that at full moon, the features are flattened by the angle of the light, when the stuff I want to see are typically best seen near the terminator. Also commercial maps are typically pretty low res too.


I want to get something that amalgamates all the terminators into one image, so I can actually see and label things I find interesting in the telescope, or things I *want to see.


Does such a thing exist?


Many Thanks


Markus

[mikerr (Michael)]

Hi Markus, it might be an idea to say which Maps,Books, Atlases, Apps and Software you have already tried. I use a number of different sources, so I understand what you are getting at.

Rgds
Michael.

[bojan]

I have "Moon, Mars and Venus" atlas, by Antonin Rukl (Hamlin '78).

https://www.scribd.com/doc/269808208/Atlas-of-the-Moon


But these days, I use LROC .

https://www.lroc.asu.edu/atlases

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by mikerr

Hi Markus, it might be an idea to say which Maps,Books, Atlases, Apps and Software you have already tried. I use a number of different sources, so I understand what you are getting at.

Rgds
Michael.

Good point! I should have said - I'm looking for a single image of the entire moon I can hang on the wall, rather than an atlas with pages. I want to be able to stare at everything in context, if that makes sense?

[bojan]

https://www.google.com/search?q=full...&bih=875&dpr=1

[Stefan Buda]

I use this one: https://www.opticscentral.com.au/moo...hase-maps.html

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by Stefan Buda

I use this one: https://www.opticscentral.com.au/moo...hase-maps.html

Actually, the reverse of that poster looks like it might work. Is it relatively High Res when viewed up close?

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by bojan

https://www.google.com/search?q=full...&bih=875&dpr=1

Thanks, I have googled. None of those have the contrast or resolution required. I've bought several posters in the past and always been disappointed because of low res and low contrast features.

[Stefan Buda]

Originally Posted by Stonius

Actually, the reverse of that poster looks like it might work. Is it relatively High Res when viewed up close?

The central peak in Ukert crater is clearly visible and the contrast is good.

[mikerr (Michael)]

I use this...
https://shopatsky.com/products/mirro...ap-of-the-moon
And ...
https://shopatsky.com/products/mirro...-map-laminated
.

Michael.

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by Stefan Buda

The central peak in Ukert crater is clearly visible and the contrast is good.

Okay, I'll give that one a go. Many Thanks!

[Dekker (Derrick)]

I was browsing Rolf Olsen's website recently, and he did a composite image of all the waxing moons here:
https://www.rolfolsenastrophotograph...stem/i-q5gTdwt
It's not a map with labels, but might serve as a starting point?

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by Dekker

I was browsing Rolf Olsen's website recently, and he did a composite image of all the waxing moons here:
https://www.rolfolsenastrophotograph...stem/i-q5gTdwt
It's not a map with labels, but might serve as a starting point?

That's a good one too! I don't mind it not having labels as I intend to add my own!

[VK3EDW (John)]

Hi Markus

I wish such a map did exist, been looking for exact same thing for years.

John

[By.Jove (Jove)]

It did exist - I had one - the Rand McNally huge wall-sized map of the moon - it is a mosaic of images from Lick observatory - so everything appears as it would near the terminator - ie in high contrast. It also had a grid an index to the craters.

Now hard to find...

[Leo.G (Leo)]

Is this any help (based on what Jove mentioned I did a quick search).


https://archive.org/details/dr_rand-...-moon-12184001


Edit:


At the following link you can use the scroll wheel on a mouse and enlarge the image on the screen:


https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/ser...87023~90059286


I didn't look to see if these are available for purchase but they may be.