Anthony and others - Thank you for your kind words about LPOD and me! Like all of you I am infatuated, mesmerized and awed by the Moon. Throughout my life,...
... and a very big thank you for being so accessible and helping us lunar newbies and oldies ;-) alike with various inquisitive questions on our path to better...
Yes, very nice drawing! Some of the same features can be seen in a digital camera image I obtained at 01:30 UT on 2 January 05 from Oxfordshire, UK. I've...
Hello, all-- I've posted three more drawings at: http://www.imagists.org/astro/index.html of Proclus, the Serpentine Ridge, and Schroter's Valley. I drew them...
Thanks, Chuck. What I go for next will depend on when the clouds that came in today (and the forecast period of rain and strong wind) pass over! Chris ... ...
If you guys recalled, I was wondering a few months ago if the binoviewer will give a view of the Moon in 3D. Well, looks I found this picture that can ;-). ...
Hi Ron, Paul just sent me a link to the photo and I was going to post it when I saw you already had. <g> It's a great photo. You can also use conventional...
... Glad you liked the drawing, Chris. It was my first look at this very interesting feature. It's been too cloudy here to get another view this libration...
... Chuck and Heather, Thanks for the kind words--lunar features are challenging to draw but I find that it is by far the best way for me to learn the details...
Hi, all, I just got my copy of Le Grand Atlas de la Lune, by Thierry Legault and Serge Brunier. I thought I'd pass on a brief description to those who might...
... questions ... I would also like to thank Chuck for sharing his knowledge and expertise in his books and columns and for devising the exercise of the Lunar...
Dear List, Is it just me (Nescape V7.1, Win 2000) or are others also having problems loading LPOD? My problems started with the Jan 2/2005 version and just...
Anthony, it's just a blank screen here on my Windows XP. Hmmmm... very weird! Nothing more than a snow-white view... Could be a close-up image of the very...
Does this not signal the end of LPOD, at least while Chuck Wood relocates to Nicaragua? Have to say, I miss my fix. David ... -- David Woods, from the...
Hello, I have your same problem, both with Netscape 7.1 and Explorer. I supposed the LPOD was over... On the other side, I've new images in my website: - The...
... If I understand correctly, while Chuck relocates, LPOD was supposed to show a randomly selected image from the ones posted in 2004. But I confirm that the...
I am flying to Nicaragua this AM, but LPOD is supposed to be working since Jan 2 with a random LPOD from the last 12 months. I has worked on my computer so I...
Hi Jim, The American Lunar Society has a very thorough article on the subject on its website at: http://otterdad.dynip.com/als/page37.html And here's another...
Get the altitude of the sun at that point (colongitude I believe), the length of the shadow in arc seconds, and the distance of the moon at the time of...
Jimbo, I almost forgot to mention: If you don't want to do the math yourself, here is the link for Harry Jamieson's "Lunar Observer's ToolKit". It is a ...