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Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon

Charles Byrne

In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the surface of the Moon. Using 21st century computer techniques, Charles Byrne - previously System Engineer of the Apollo Program for Lunar Orbiter Photography - has removed the scanning artifacts and transmission imperfections to produce a most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface. To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view.

The book has been organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs. Every astronomer - amateur and professional - who is interested in the Moon will want this book in his library!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publish Date: May 27th, 2005
  • Pages: 329
  • Language: English
  • Edition: 2005 - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.10in - 8.54in - 0.74in - 1.81lb
  • EAN: 9781852338862
  • Categories: Space Science - AstronomyPhysics - AstrophysicsGeneral

Praise for this book

From the reviews:

Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006)

"With plans to return astronauts to the Moon, our nearest planetary body is of obvious interest at the moment. ... The book has been organised to make it easy for astronomers to use ... . the quality of reproduction in this volume is excellent and readers will undoubtedly spend endless hours vicariously exploring the lunar surface. " (International Space Review, 2006)