{"id":311,"date":"2017-07-26T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T14:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrew-may.com\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2017-07-26T14:51:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T14:51:55","slug":"the-telescopic-tourists-guide-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrew-may.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/the-telescopic-tourists-guide-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Telescopic Tourist’s Guide to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHot on the heels of Destination Mars<\/em><\/a>, here\u2019s another book of mine that\u2019s new out this month \u2013 The Telescopic Tourist\u2019s Guide to the Moon<\/em>, published by Springer. I actually wrote it several months after the Mars book, but Springer have a very fast system compared with more traditional publishers so it caught up!<\/p>\n

This is the second book I\u2019ve done with Springer, following Pseudoscience and Science Fiction<\/em><\/a> last year. That one was in a series called Science and Fiction<\/a>, and in fact there\u2019s quite a lot of SF in this new one too (as you might guess from my earlier blog post about lunar research<\/a>). However, this book actually belongs to a different series \u2013 the Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series<\/a>. Here\u2019s the blurb:<\/p>\n

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Have you ever been inspired by stunning images from the Hubble telescope, or the magic of sci-fi special effects, only to look through a small backyard telescope at the disappointing white dot of a planet or faint blur of a galaxy? Yet the Moon is different. Seen through even a relatively cheap telescope, it springs into life like a real place, with mountains and valleys and rugged craters. With a bit of imagination, you can even picture yourself as a sightseeing visitor there \u2013 which in a sense you are.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re interested in visiting Apollo landing sites or the locations of classic sci-fi movies, this is the tourist guide for you! It tells you the best times to view the Moon, the most exciting sights to look out for, and the best equipment to use, allowing you to snap stunning photographs as well as view the sights with your own eyes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It probably goes without saying, but The Telescopic Tourist\u2019s Guide to the Moon<\/em> is available from all good bookshops, as well as online retailers such as Amazon.com<\/a> and Amazon UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot on the heels of Destination Mars, here\u2019s another book of mine that\u2019s new out this month \u2013 The Telescopic Tourist\u2019s Guide to the Moon, published by Springer. I actually wrote it several months after the Mars book, but Springer have a very fast system compared with more traditional publishers so it caught up! This … <\/p>\n

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