《月面观察新方向定位》

月面观察有了新的开路方向,这观察包含目视和拍摄。
可谓找到了一条长久,实实在在附合现状环境的一条宽阔的天文观察道路。
过去只有月面图，而要观察的目标是很盲目的，就是在月图上看看那里自己觉得好看，比较特别的景点，然后就按月图来进行观察。今日得到香港天文论坛里的一位资深天文观察前辈 Mr.David 的重要信息，现在可收集了更进一步的一些比较有名的月球景点资料库。这景点库就是Charles Wood's list of Lunar 100 http://www.astrospider.c...0list.htm 。

这景点库里有100个，我想日后就按这100个景点进行观察，配合现有的月面地图，预先在月面地图中找到所要观察的景点，定好月面地图的视场（一般是12分角，随器材改动），目标位置（正常是正中心）,和影像旋转角度（按牛反镜的特定方向）后，再打印月图进行观察，进行目视和拍摄，而观察的记录照片必需和原来月图的视场，位置以及影像旋转角度一致 。

我先按现在的月面观察情况来估算，一个月有一倆晚观察，一倆张的作品照片,那么最小50个月就能拍完这100个景点。也就说，光这景点库都已经能维持最小4年的天文观察乐趣了，而且是按目前的器材来算。过去是担心没天气观察，没什么好观察的天文素材，使天文的路很难走得下去，而自己又付出了那么多的心血，实在是有一点儿叹息。可现在很大程度上克服了这个问题 ! 克服了一个最基本最基础的问题 ！。


计划即日生效 ！


MANDII
2011/04/19



David 前辈的留言 :  星期一 18 四月, 2011 13:41  
This was a very poor pic taken a few years ago by me.
http://www.imsc.edu.hk/page...srecta.html

The moon is a wonderful target. In the last week or so I took out my 18" for many times, not for saturn because it is almost the same everyday, but for the moon. Last thursday, just me and an ex-student were observing and we spent more than 2 hours just on the moon. (Of course, the moon looked stunning in 18" at around 540x with Ethos 3.7.)

It is a shame that many people don't apprecipate the moon but it is easy to see why. There are so many targets that can look very similar, and one easily get lost. A good place to start is Charles Wood's list of Lunar 100:
http://www.astrospider.c...0list.htm

For those who have apple products, 'Moon Globe' is a wonderful app to download which is useful when using on the field. I frequently use it to demonstrate to my students what they are looking at and what they can pay particular attention to. Using this on iPad would be wonderful.

MANDII : 星期一 18 四月, 2011 17:53
什么 ！ 那张是你拍的呀？？！！
好利害呀！！好清晰的rupes recta .
And thanks for your information on how to enjoy the moon , as well .

Cloudy Nights and US Astronomy :
<<A New highway to go on moon observation>>

This is my new plan on the comming at least 4 years time to engoy the moon in a practical ,sophistical way . In my past two years of astro activity , the local weather is not really good enough for advance types of astro-observation . Advance observation seems to be a bit too ideal in sense in my situation .Looking at the real fact in front of me , I decided to go on a way that is more sophistic , and more long lasting observation activity . That is : To collect the moon scenic spots into pictures in my comming years . That would be most probably one of my way to fully use my telescope , and the most basic way to enjoy the astronomy , under bad weathers ,and under probably even more bad weathers in the comming years of time .

There is 100 good scenic spots on the ground of moon in database of Charles Wood's list of Lunar 100 Lunar 100 . This is a good database I had found a long time for .With the help of Charles database , plus my current moon map software , I can prepare the target location map before the observation night . Fix down the map FOV( normally 12" under my telescope & camera ) , the target position and image rotation before observation .And take a picture of the certain sopts by the same FOV , position and image rotation during the observation nights .

According my current moon observation situation , one months I got 1 or 2 moon pictures , so I can enjoy the astronomy by the Charles database for at least 50 months or 4 years of time .


Plan come true Today !



MANDII
2011/04/19

NO.16 )

Vallis Alpes : 2011/05/11 21:30_(West ,60,60%)_NO.16
4月16日预定的位置,Vallis Alpes 月蹊。


图1)
Orion 6" Newtonian
EQ3
web cam ( 1011 张)
Registax

图2)
Orion 6" Newtonian
EQ3
2X barlow
web cam ( 986 张)
Registax



Observe : 2011/05/11

Plan_03 )

The previous two completed planning objects were Straight wall/Rupes Recta and Villas Alpes .This is my third observation plan on moon .I give an index no. "Plan_03" to it , such that it can be linked together with it's actual observation report latter . From now on , I will plan the objects according to the charles wood lunar 100 , as I had said last month .


Object : CLAVIUS
Type : Walled plain
Plan date : 2011/05/16 10:01a.m
Charles Wood picture referenece : http://www.astrospider.com/L..._Clavius.htm

Description :
The type of CLAVIUS is a walled plain , according information . It's near to Tycho and on the upper side of it . And there is numerous craterlets on a such large flat floor , forming an arc chain . For me , this area is clean and clear , good place to have a visit there , let me try it !

Plan_04 )

Object : VALLIS SCHROTER
Type : RILLE
Plan date : 2011/05/23 12:33a.m
Charles Wood picture referenece : http://www.astrospider.com/im...7_040501.jpg


Description :
This is a remarkable Rille .

CLOUDY NIGHTS

TexasRed : 06/08/11 08:15 AM from Texas

Can anyone recommend a good map of the moon oriented like the view in my dob? Or a good book for getting started in exploring the moon?



MANDII : 06/09/11 09:55 PM
Well , this is a good topic to talk about .
In my idea , in order a moon map can be used by all kinds of telescope , and all it's pointing direction , it should have 3 kinds of views . Flip E-W , N-S inverted and most importantly it can be rotated to any angle . If anybody know this kind of software( I mean it can be rotated ) , pls teach me and thankful . We need to use software of moon map , not a copy of paper , because we can do many things in computer , like searching the crators by it's name , zooming view , taking picture of crators , or etc ... So a software of moon map is better and much more convienient than just a paper of map .

Why it depands on pointing direction ? In my actual usage of a newtonian scope for a long time , I found that the pointing direction of a DOB , newtonian scope ,except the refractor type scope , can cause the image in an eyepiece , to rotate to some angle . You can easily discover this image feature when you test even a fixed territoral building with a newtonian scope .

The image in eyepeice rotates clockwisely or anti-clockwisely , when your newtonian scope is pointed at different direction or angle . Of course in this test you have to locate the telescope in different position on the ground , such that the same buiding in different pointing direction , can be seen .


simpleisbetter : 06/09/11 10:10 PM from Republic, MO
As for software always being better and more convenient than a paper atlas, I'm not certain I completely agree. But if that flexiblity in software is what you're looking for, then download and install Virtual Moon Atlas. I run it, but I still prefer Rukl, the Lunar Field Atlas, or NASA maps.

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Steve


MANDII : 06/09/11 10:28 PM
Steve , I am using it , the virtual moon atlas , but it cannot be rotated . If you like paper , you can print it out from the that software at the time of observation .


Using computer has defintely another advantage , I am doing this kind of thing recently indeed . The advantage is : The observation can be planned in computer ! Before you are going to observe an object on the ground of a moon ( e.g crators ), you can do some kind of preparation . The preparation help you find an object more easily . You just save the picture that shows the nearby region of your target object . Or print it out in an paper . Or just save it as an picture to view in a computer display . And use it during the observing night . It save you much of the time at the observing night .


This is my thread for all your reference :
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/N...ollapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1


simpleisbetter : 06/09/11 11:40 PM
Hi Mandii,

Maybe I'm not following you in what you mean by it can't be rotated. If you switch to the Tools tab to the right of the screen (see atch pix), in the middle of that tab section you will see a block for rotation. You can select both default orientation and direction of rotation. It's always worked for me. Now, I will say I've noticed that when you switch to eyepiece view, it seems to want to reset to default orientation, but once eyepiece view is turned on you can simply rotate it until it matches your FOV in the eyepiece. I hope that helps.

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Steve


Robert70 : 06/09/11 11:46 PM from Lunar Map Pro. Always there..anyway you like it.


DarkSkys :06/09/11 11:53 PM from In the dark desert of Eastern ...
I kow this is kinda Off topic, but are there any free Printable moon atlases? I thought I had on old Nat geo magizine one, but I cant find it.



simpleisbetter : 06/09/11 11:58 PM from Republic, MO
Sure, they would be the Lunar Field Atlas & Photographic Moon Book I mentioned in a couple different posts earlier in the thread. Here are the links again.

Lunar Field Atlas.
Alan Chu's Photographic Moon Book



MANDII : 06/10/11 12:09 AM
WOW steve !! It works !
I had tested it just now .
Ha ha , I was not really able to use this software ,though I had used it nearly half years of time . Really tricky you are . And thanks much of that important and very USEFUL skill for me .

下面是引用 MANDII 於 2011-05-11 23:04 發表的 :
NO.16 )
Vallis Alpes : 2011/05/11 21:30_(West ,60,60%)_NO.16
4月16日预定的位置,Vallis Alpes 月蹊。

图1)
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這個 Vallis Alpes 拍的好清楚..

呵, thank you .

下面是引用 MANDII 於 2011-06-17 14:59 發表的 :
呵, thank you .

對了，你是用 DSI I 拍的嗎?

不是,那张用这个摄像头。
有的照片也有用DSI拍，会在贴里写清楚DSI的拍摄参数 。
如果贴里是标明web cam的,那就是这部摄像头。
aa 兄于论坛里的天文作品之多，张张都有水平，有目共睹，我看过不少的。
还请往后多加指导指导，呵呵。