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The Art of Drawing the Moon

By Andrew Johnson Based upon an article, originally published in ‘The Strolling Astronomer’, Vol. 37 No.1, May 1993. Contents IntroductionWhy

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Observers Map of the Moon

  An outline map of the Moon in 16 sections, by Peter Grego (copyrighted) Click on any section for a

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Topographical Study

By Peter Grego Introduction For a number of very good reasons, a great deal of emphasis is placed on the

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Lunar Section Publications

The Lunar Section Circular: 1965 – to present is published at approximately monthly intervals. This contains general news and the

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Lunar Section Observation Activities

                Occultations – -Observing Programme                 The Art of Drawing the Moon — Learn techniques to improve your drawing

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2016-17, Report no.8: Mergers of small ovals in the S2 domain

On March 5, Damian Peach noticed that a pair of very small anticyclonic white ovals (AWOs) in the S.S. Temperate

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2016-17, Report no.7: Preview of Juno’s perijove-5

Juno’s perijove-5 will be on 2017 March 27.  Attached is a predictive map, showing how I expect the planet to

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Comets 41P and C/2015 V2 meet in April

If we are lucky there will be two comets in binocular range high in the UK sky in mid-April. Comet

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Chambo, Jose (Valencia, Spain)

Born in the city of Valencia (Spain), in 1968. Specialist at Industrial Electronics. I am amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, specialized

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Deep Sky Section Meeting 2017

Sun shines on the Deep Sky Section meeting 2017

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