by CharlesA. Wood, hardcover, 228 pages, 8½ by 11¾

Charles Wood’s Exploring the Moon column in Sky &Telescope delights readers each month. Now Wood brings his insightful andclear prose about our closest celestial neighbor to you in this new book.Drawing on both traditional telescopic observations of the Moon and the modernexplorations of the Apollo, Clementine, and Lunar Prospector missions, TheModern Moon: A Personal View is an authoritative guidebook that tellsreaders both what to look for and why to look. Set up your telescope and letWood unravel the Moon’s complex past as you gaze at lunar vistas.

Table of contents

Contents
Preface
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Observing the Moon
2 Impact Craters and Lava Flows
3 The Imbrium Basin
4 Mare Imbrium — The Great Lava Plain
5 Copernicus
6 Imbrium South
7 The North Polar Region
8 Serenity
9 Tranquillity
10 Crisium Country
11 The Southeast Limb
12 Nectaris
13 Cratered Highlands and Lunar Origins
14 The Great Peninsula
15 Mare Nubium
16 Humorum
17 Procellarum — The Biggest Basin?
18 The Western Rim
19 Beyond the Moon
Photo Credits
References
Appendix