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Section: Selenography“Sky and Telescope: Special Moon Issue”Ken Murphy / 2:21 am January 12th, 2010  Sky & Telescope “The Moon” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 1:30 am October 17th, 2009 “The Moon” Librarian’s Note: Serene Selene…this is a nice ambient background video of our Moon moving across a fixed field of view, and works best on flatscreens. It makes a very nice “Moon in my Room” for grown-ups. Also provides many teachable moments at parties as the image is sharp enough to be able to point out numerous features and even perturbations in the Earth’s atmosphere. “Field Guide: Our Moon - Maps & Facts”Ken Murphy / 12:12 am July 7th, 2009  Graun, Ken “Moon Atlas in 20 Maps”Ken Murphy / 12:20 am May 13th, 2009  Moore, John Librarian’s Note: Uh-oh - looks like my Rükl is about to be replaced as my go-to reference for finding craters on the face of the Moon. It’s spiral bound, making it easier to fold back on itself for ease of holding at the telescope. The color-coding of the ancillary data is a big help as well. There are thorough descriptions of everything at the publisher’s website. I think this great addition to the Lunar Library may be the kick in the pants I need to get to work on my Lunar observing certificates. “Get Ready to Moonwatch”Ken Murphy / 11:55 pm April 1st, 2009  Grego, Peter “Spring Moonwatch”Ken Murphy / 11:51 pm April 1st, 2009  Staff 3-D Moon GlobeKen Murphy / 5:09 pm January 17th, 2009  Moore, John Librarian’s Note: Continuing his efforts to provide Moon-related educational materials, John has added a craft Moon globe to supplement his previous Moonposter. What kid doesn’t enjoy a craft project? And they end up with their own personal Moon globe to study while learning about the Moon. This is a great addition to the Lunar Library. Moon Views - Providing Imagery and Data For Lunar ExplorationKen Murphy / 4:34 am December 4th, 2008   Wingo, Dennis & Keith Cowing NLSI Lunar Science ConferenceKen Murphy / 1:16 am July 20th, 2008  NASA Ames Research Center/NASA Lunar Science Insitute/Lunar & Planetary Institute
Librarian’s Note: In other words, you’d better read The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon before you go. Babe in the Universe: NasaWatch American Student Moon Orbiter (ASMO)Ken Murphy / 1:05 am July 3rd, 2008  NASA Ames Research Center/NASA Office of Education
Librarian’s Note: Now this sounds like a great opportunity to be part of a university team that puts hardware not just in orbit, but Lunar orbit. “Carte de la Lune” (carte plastifiée)Ken Murphy / 2:57 am June 6th, 2008  Ciel et Espace “Moonposter & Map” (poster)Ken Murphy / 3:45 am May 24th, 2008  Moore, John Librarian’s Note: This is a nicely done poster that really isn’t comparable to any of the other maps in the Selenography section of the Lunar Library. It’s much more colorful,and well-illustrates the variety of Lunar concepts it describes. Well-suited for an educational setting, I’ll guess that as young as junior high would find it helpful, though it really seems more geared to the high school/college level. Presented in telescope view, meaning upside down to naked-eye view. Lunar Quadrant MapsKen Murphy / 3:11 am March 28th, 2008  University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Librarian’s Note: One of the cool goodies I found at The Observatory here in the Metroplex. Now I just need to get them framed… “The Far Side of the Moon - A Photographic Guide”Ken Murphy / 1:34 am February 25th, 2008 Byrne Charles J. Librarian’s Note: Impressive! Includes a large section on one of my favorite Lunar features, the deepest impact remnant in the known Solar system, stretching from the Lunar South pole nearly all the way to the Lunar equator, the phenomenal Aitken Basin! (a/k/a South Pole/Aitken Basin, a/k/a SPAB). It uses images from not only the Lunar Orbiter program (of which Mr. Byrne was a part), but also Clementine, Luna 3, Zond 3, Apollo 16, and Nozomi. A strong addition to the Selenography section of the Lunar Library. “Lunar Landing Site Chart, 3rd Ed.” (map)Ken Murphy / 2:34 am October 30th, 2007 “Lunar Landing Site Chart, 3rd Ed.” Librarian’s Note: A classic from LPI, still more from the packet of space goodies for my Moon class. Prof. Wood really, really wants us to learn the major features of the face of the Moon. Lunar 100 CardKen Murphy / 2:10 am October 30th, 2007  Wood, Charles A. Librarian’s Note: We received a photocopy of this excellent laminated card as part of our Moon course swag. I’d already picked one up at The Observatory here in Dallas. To the Moon: Education for A New Era of Lunar ExplorationKen Murphy / 11:39 pm September 24th, 2007  Wood, Charles et al. Librarian’s Note: This on-line course offers two graduate level credits. This is geared towards educators, with the expectation that what is learned will be conveyed to the public, but is open to all with an interest. Image by George Tasroudis. Class begins… “NASA Maps The Moon With Google”Ken Murphy / 11:57 pm September 20th, 2007  Staff Writers “Moon’s Wrinkles Probed”Ken Murphy / 3:13 am August 22nd, 2007  Choi, Charles Q. “SMART-1 Links Geologic and Volcanic Activity on the Moon”Ken Murphy / 1:18 am August 22nd, 2007  “SMART-1 Links Geologic and Volcanic Activity on the Moon” “Tout savoir sur la Lune”Ken Murphy / 2:56 am March 1st, 2007  Henarejos, Philippe et al. Why the Moon?Ken Murphy / 12:21 am February 20th, 2007  International Space University “181 Things To Do On The Moon”Ken Murphy / 1:55 am February 2nd, 2007  Barry, Patrick L. Librarian’s Note: This feature is about the long list of potential objectives for activities on the Moon developed by NASA and many of its constituencies over the course of 2006. When NASA gave their Lunar South Pole base presentation back in December, I had this to say afterwords: “I noted over at Space Politics that I was underwhelmed by the presentation, and that remains my position. It was actually strengthened when I went to the underlying ‘Objectives’ work and saw all of the neat comments and suggestions (found here). There could have been a really compelling presentation made of what we can do there, but instead we got a rather milquetoast slideshow on a Moonbase. The ‘Objectives’ materials are the best part of what’s been created. One has to be careful though, and ignore the general categorizations to get to the meat of what was created, usually in columns 4 & 5, but the theme choices can be interesting as well as far as what NASA sees as economic development. It’s a bit of a slog, but NASA has been given all of the right pieces to enable a robust and sustainable return to the Moon that will be a piece in unlocking the Solar System for humanity.” Ken Murphy, “Why Mars?”, Selenian Boondocks, 12/12/2006
The full list of objectives (pdf) can be found here. “Metric Moon”Ken Murphy / 1:33 am January 8th, 2007 Barry, Patrick L. |
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