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1. Once the software connects your two points click the Calculate Distance Button on the Surveyor Dialog Box The results will be entered in the window directly below the button As you can see the north south measurement is 100 8 miles To measure another feature click the Clear Button as shown in the next graphic and repeat the process Get Points to Measure Starting Position yt E 17836 365491 ce 20003 923622 Ending Position sg 113973 331973 Yo 1383876 602496 Calculate Distance h 162260 079613 meters 177449 425774 parde 100 801441 miles Oy 613434 nautical miles Beanndg 177 80147 degrees Clear E wit xj Surveyor i Get Points to Measure Starting Position Calculate Distance E sit This next example demonstrates how smart the Lunar Map Pro software is Limb craters appear elongated to us because we are observing them from an oblique angle The software has the ability to mathematically adjust for the viewing angle and calculate the measurement correctly This is the crater Ansgarius located on the moon s eastern limb Look at the measurements taken in both directions Despite its elongated appearance the crater is actually circular with a diameter of about 58 miles Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 18 t ANSGARIU Calculate Distance 3460 67 1 722 meters 102237 501765 yards Ae 0 3350 miles 58 201042 miles2. Resolution Lunar Software version 1 0 User s Guide 274 Main Street Suite 302 Reading MA 01867 U S A Tel 01 781 942 1655 Fax 01 781 942 2161 Email ritisales riti com Web www riti com TABLE OF CONTENTS Me AF PMN PAGES MAA e O ataoeexeacataneeacans 3 AD A EEE EEE EASE ES 3 MEy aa N EMS e E E 4 MEEN a en 1 ING E alias 4 Not Udala 4 A a en eee 5 O e ce eee o A T A 5 Soma UA Ever E eee ee tocarla 5 HL angine the Detal MaM oerrinne ENEE OEE E E EEEa 5 IV Overview Of the Main Window sedan 5 W B AE A e re UE UR e E OOO A 5 NP e e rom iO E E re eT er ner en ee Or ee ree 6 NP o UE O E E E 6 V Menu Items and Tool Bar Functions ccccceeeseeeesesseessssseeseseseseseseeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaaaaaaagaagas 7 AA pec E obec step o e e E O E 7 Do arate A A O A O ES OOUU A A 8 A A A A 8 Redraw OO BY A E A O tU EE E Gusuaanetceensnaeaeeanunestoonenendneuceenas Write Image A o 9 Nos Recsat Ple Lic dolida todos eer ocio aran ene 9 O A UA e OE ad auateeiseh ceigosaeahoeaisa A Zoom Menu Step Out K EA OEP RE E EE E TE EI A P EA EE or O E E EE 11 a A 11 Roe E E E A AE A 12 A E E AENEA 12 Step North Step South Step East Step West Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 1 About Tool pel alone 15 MA A o o 6 E E N E EE 15 A TOOL a E E EE EE E E 16 Ie O OO e vc aese cee satoc aca se e ac ecipa oe eeu geaee asa oc deaucewtaceassaee occa ueasaeanyacaecquectaeosawna
3. Adding the other check marks will place the mission numbers and landing dates on the map as well Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 26 If you use the Feature Dialog Box discussed earlier in this document you can load the Named Craters list and find the location of craters Armstrong Collins and Aldrin These craters which are located in the Sea of Tranquility were named after the three members of the Apollo 11 flight crew They are the only lunar craters to ever be named after astronauts VI Working With Lunar Phases The Lunar Map Pro phase cabability is one of the most powerful features in the software This section will show you how to get the most out of it VI 1 Using Automatic Phase Settings This section shows you how to use Lunar Map Pro to display real time lunar phases There are three dialog boxes in the Lunar Menu that will have to be displayed on your computer screen They are 1 Time 2 Phases 3 Ephemeris Lunar he Time Phases Features Field ofview Ephemeris arid Apollo When you click Time the following dialog box appears on the lower right hand corner of your screen Note Whenever the dialog box is opened it defaults to the current time and date Since it uses information taken from your internal computer clock it can only be as accurate as your computer clock settings 0x1 M Show localtime PEA B fie Hr_ Min 13 far fis Current M Daylight savings 2002 5 If you have the box
4. 5 lLunarMapPro File Miew oom Pan Help Tools Lunar Each Menu item provides access to a drop down submenu by simply clicking on a Menu Title with your mouse Lunar i Time Phases Features Field otview Ephemeris Grid Apollo IV 2 Tool Bar Directly below the Menu Bar you will see the Tool Bar which contains some of the more commonly used Lunar Map Pro tools The same tools that are located on the Tool Bar can be found in the drop down submenus of the Menu Bar sa 2 a BI lol eleal IV 3 Status Bar The Lunar Map Pro Status Bar is located at the bottom of the screen display directly above the Windows Task Bar When you look at the right hand side of the Status Bar you will see a display that says Lat Lon Scale Lat 2 16 04 6905 Lon 3 00 10 849 Scale 1 20297032 When your mouse cursor is placed on the map the lunar latitude and longitude at the cursor position will be displayed in the appropriate boxes The readouts are given in degrees minutes and seconds along with the compass position of the coordinates The dashes separate degrees from minutes and minutes from seconds The readings in seconds are accurate to three decimal places If you look at the left hand side of the Status Bar while your cursor is touching one of the Tool Bar Buttons you will see a written description of the button s function Print the active document Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 6 The description corresponds to a
5. and features that you want to explore in more detail Zoom Pan He By Rectangle step In step Out set scale Reset Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 10 By Rectangle This function allows you to select any area of the map and zoom in as much as you like Simply hold down the left key on your mouse while you drag your mouse over the location that you want to examine mote closely You will see a rectangle form around the selected region of the map When you release the mouse the selected area will be enlarged You can perform the same function by using the Zoom by Rectangle Tool ell on the Tool Bar Step In E To zoom in without changing what is currently centered in the view you can use the more general Step In feature Each time you click on it you increase the map s image scale by 50 The Zoom In by 50 Tool El on the Tool Bar will achieve the same result Step Out be The Step Out feature reverses the actions of the Step In feature Each time you click on it you decrease the map s image scale by 50 You can use the Zoom Out by 50 Tool on the Tool Bar to perform the same procedure Set Scale The Set Scale feature is designed for special situations when you want the map to be displayed at a very precise image scale This may be necessary if you are involved in a research project in which using a specific map scale is critical to your work When you click on Set Scale the following dialog box ap
6. checked next to Show local time the clock will default to your own local time each time you open the dialog box When using local time be sure that you also place a check next to Daylight savings zf Daylight Savings Time is in effect or your local time will be off by one hour As you can see time is provided in 24 hour or Military Time instead of the AM PM system On this time display hours between Midnight and Noon have the same values as the time system we use everyday but the hours between 1 00 PM and Midnight continue to count Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 27 upwards between 12 and 24 The time of 21 15 shown on the above display is the same as 9 15 PM The display date shown is May 19 2002 If you uncheck Show local time the display as shown below defaults to Universal Time UT the time at the Prime Meridian 0 degrees longitude The local time on the display shown above was set to Eastern Daylight Time but Universal Time is four hours later As a result the lower display shows 1 15 AM UT on May 20 2002 15 x I Show localtime Leal o Hr Min Daylight savings j2on2 5 feo pp fi Set Curent In the next example shown below it is 9 30 PM local time on May 21 2002 When you open the Time Dialog Box the clock time remains fixed at the displayed clock setting Since the lunar terminator moves very slowly approximately 9 mph 15 km h most observers can view for a long period of
7. drop down hint box that will appear on your screen just below the selected tool button Note If your Windows Task Bar prevents you from seeing the Lunar Map Pro Status Bar you can maximize your screen display by mouse clicking on the center button of the Windows Icon on the upper right hand corner of your screen PPS as da migo This procedure should place the Lunar Map Pro Status Bar above the Windows Task Bar If you still cannot see the Lunar Map Pro Status Bar once the screen is maximized click Start on the lower left hand corner of your Windows Desktop Next click Settings and then click on the sub directory Task Bar and Start Menu Uncheck the box next to the words Always on top and click OK V Menu Items and Tool Bar Functions This section provides a detailed description of each Menu Item and Tool Bar Button When a Tool Bar Button performs the same function as a Menu Item you will find the Tool Bar Button listed directly below 1ts associated Menu Item File Menu When you open the File Menu you will find a listing of several useful functions File Miew Zoom Pan Help iS Open Ctrl 0 Set Default Redraw Copy Write Image Print Ctrl P Print Setup 1 Northup sat 2 NorhUpReversed sat 3 south pReversed sat 4 SouthUlp saf Exit Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 7 Open Clicking on Open or entering Ctrl O gives you access to a dialog box showin
8. maps Exit Clicking on Exit will close the Lunar Map Pro program This Menu Item performs the same i function as clicking the Close Program Button on the upper right hand corner of the screen display View Menu viewbz Zoom Toolbar Y Status Bar Compass Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 9 Toolbar If Toolbar is unchecked all Tool Bar Buttons on your display are hidden Status Bar When Status Bar is unchecked the Status Bar is hidden and you will not be able to see the Latitude Longitude readouts or the Map Scale information Note Hiding the Toolbar and Status Bar maximizes the area available to display the map so the moon appears as large as possible Remember however that you are trading the convenience of the Tool Bar and or Status Bar for this increased size Compass When Compass is activated a compass is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen Compass directions can be very helpful especially when you are using features such as zoom ot field rotation Zoom and Field Rotation are discussed later in the document View Zoom Toolbar H Status Gar IMPORTANT Most of these tools cause the software to draw new graphics on your screen Prior to starting a new task be sure to allow sufficient time for the software to update the display or you may inadvertently freeze the program Zoom Menu These Menu Items make it easy for you to select various lunar regions
9. moon At that point we are at Full Moon and the colongitude is 90 degrees Now it gets a bit trickier because at this point the sunrise terminator begins moving to the far side of the moon When the moon reaches Last Quarter the sunrise terminator is on the far side of the moon opposite the prime meridian and the colongitude is 180 degrees By the time the sunrise terminator advances to the eastern limb of the moon we are at New Moon and the colongitude is at 270 degrees Eyepiece Field of View When discussing this topic we have to think in terms of two different values for Eyepiece Field of View FOV There is True Field of View and Apparent Field of View The True FOV is the field you see when the eyepiece is in a telescope at a specific magnification The Apparent FOV is a specification provided by the manufacturer which gives you the FOV of the eyepiece before magnification is applied The formula for calculating theTrue FOV is Apparent FOV Magnification True FOV If an eyepiece has an Apparent FOV of 50 degtees and it provides 100X magnification on your telescope then the True FOV is Y degree 50 100 5 degrees In order to display or print Field of View Maps with Lunar Map Pro you will need to know the Apparent FOV of your eyepieces If you do not have that information the following list will provide you with some general Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 44 guidelines You should check with the manufact
10. refractors and compound telescopes such as Schmidt Cassagrains SCT s and Maksutovs when they are utilizing 90 degree star diagonals South Up The South Up orientation is the correct map view when you are observing with a Newtonian Reflector This map is also the image correct or naked eye view for Southern Hemisphere observers South Up Reversed The South Up Reversed map is designed primarily for the use of Southern Hemisphere observers using a 90 degree star diagonal with refractors or compound telescopes You can easily change the map display to any map orientation Just use your mouse to open the Folder Icon on the left side of the Tool Bar and click the desired map choice Be sure to open a map file and not the yellow file folders If your computer is set so that it displays file extensions you will see saf next to the file name 111 2 Changing the Default Map You can always choose a different map orientation to replace North Up as your default map After you open a new map open the File Menu and click Set Default A confirmation box will appear to confirm the change Click the OK button to delete the box The new map selection will now be displayed when opening Lunar Map Pro Overview of the Main Window IV 1 Menu Bar The Menu Bar located below the blue title bar at the top of the display provides access to all of the capabilities of Lunar Map Pro Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002
11. that its center is located at zero Selenographic Longitude and Latitude It uses an Orthographic Projection that matches the viewing position of earthbound observers Although the map is fixed every effort has been made to include as much limb detail as possible As a result the map shows slightly more than 50 of the moon s surface You can prove this by zooming in on the limb where you can observe features that actually extend beyond the limb edge This is the reason that some limb features continue to remain visible beyond the dark limb of the phase mask Since an accurate terminator is important for telescopic observation we corrected the terminator for libration To accomplish this on a fixed projection we applied the corrections to the phase mask instead of the map As a result the map terminator always closely matches the position of the actual lunar terminator The effect of applying the adjustments to the phase mask is that when the moon deviates from its mean libration during a given lunation the angle of the map s terminator looks a little different than that of the actual lunar phase Most observers will probably never notice this difference except perhaps during a First or Last Quarter Nevertheless we believe that these minor variations in the phase angle are a small price to pay in order to provide observers with an accurate lunar terminator position When the Lunar Map Pro software draws the terminator
12. the Ephemeris you must input some basic information about your observing location or it will not provide lunar rise transit and set times First click on Ephemeris to display the dialog box and go to the portion of the dialog box that says Observer Dependent as shown in the following graphic Ubserver Dependent Deg Min H Lat lo NO 5 Lor 73 31 w M Daylight savings Enter your local Latitude and Longitude If appropriate be sure to place a check mark next to Daylight savings Now click the Save Button so the software remembers your settings and your Ephemeris is ready The Ephemeris Dialog Box shown below contains the data for the May 21 2002 phase sample used in this document Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 29 01 x DEFINITIONS FOR TIME DEPENDENT DATA Time Dependent Data 366317 Em Distance 237519 Mi Diameter 326 of are Ilumination fia Colongitude J22 Deg Distance distance from the Earth to the Moon in kilometers and miles Diameter angular diameter of the moon In arc minutes illumination percentage ofthe sunlit surface as seen from Earth Hr Min Sec Deg Min Sec o FP ft 77 ObserverDependent Deg Min H Lat lo NO Lory E 31 w M Daylight savings Colongitude position of the sunrise terminator for more Information see the Append RA Right Ascension in Hours Minutes and seconds DCL Declination in Degrees Minu
13. time before detecting any changes in the terminator s position For that reason it was decided that map updates should not be automatic but instead left to the discretion of the observer lola I Show localtime Teal pone fs a p Hr_ Min as la M Daigh savings elle E You are able refresh your map display at any time by simply clicking on the button marked Current as shown above When you click the Current Button the software accesses your computer clock and automatically updates both the map terminator and the data in the dialog boxes entitled Time Phases and Ephemeris Keep in mind though that it will take a few seconds for the software to redraw an updated map As soon as you click Phases the following Phases Dialog Box is displayed on the upper right hand corner of your screen and Lunar Map Pro adds the current lunar phase to the displayed map 15 x New 1ST Full Last New Moon Ltr Moon LJtr Moon Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 28 As you can see the Phase Dialog box is designed to display one Lunation a complete monthly cycle of lunar phases If you look at the slider at the cursor position you can see that the terminator is past First Quarter and is advancing towards Full Moon This shows you at a glance that the moon is waxing Once the Ephemeris Dialog Box is opened you get a wealth of information about the lunar phase currently being displayed However the first time you use
14. you are printing maps for use at the telescope documents containing Ephemeris data are the best choice for most observers Page Orientation Earlier in this section we pointed out that the default setting for the page orientation is Portrait Mode If you would prefer to print in Landscape Mode then click the Setup Button and change the page orientation to Landscape on the Setup dialog as shown below Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 39 Print Printer System Printer EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 OK Options Plot Scale 1 x Fill Paper Yes C No Cancel f Portrait Center On Paper Fit To Paper C No paa No Colours Curent Colours C Colour Map Browse l Print Quality High y Copies 1 Lancel Landscape Note If you find that your printed maps are not centered on the page open the Print Dialog Box for your printer Some printers require that you click Center on their own dialog box even though Center on Page is already the default setting for the Lunar Map Pro Print Manager Fit To Paper Fit To Paper on the Print Dialog Box is a highly specialized feature designed for Cartographers who need to precisely scale maps Changing the setting to No will initialize the Plot Scale window Fit To Paper Plot Scale 1 x 10000 24000 50000 ie Yes C Ho The Lunar Map Pro software also includes an ink conservation mech
15. you use any zoom tool to increase the scale of the map you may want to examine other regions of the map while leaving the map scale fixed The Drag tool makes it possible for you to navigate around the map in any direction you choose The Set Drag tool on the Tool Bar performs the same function Click on Drag and place your cursor on the map Next slowly drag the mouse while holding down the left button As long as the button is held down grid lines will appear on Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 13 your screen to help you with the repositioning of the map When you release the mouse key the map is redrawn at the new position l ee i Y a a 4 E Ge Step North Step South Step East Step West These four Menu Items collectively perform the same type of function After your map field is zoomed in you may wish to us this set of tools for navigation instead of using the Drag Tool When you click on any of these items the map field shifts by 50 in the direction alo indicated The Pan by 50 tools on the Tool Bar perform the identical function Click on the appropriate arrow to move the map in the desired direction Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 14 Reset a When you click on Reset the map returns to the full disk default size image This Menu item is a duplication of the Reset function in the Zoom Menu If you click the Show Entire Map tool bf on the Tool Bar
16. 0 Time pele JES M Show localtime Tear e Hr_ Min 16 IY Daylight savings fao02 f5 5 fas Set Curent 5 x Mew 1ST Full Last New Moon Gtr Koon Gtr Moon 210 x W Show local time Year Eula Hr Min 30 Daylight savings aad dae cien ME Mew 1ST Full Last New Moon Gtr Koon Gtr Moon ROA AR AA RARO Now the slider has been moved in the opposite direction and the position setting is displaying a waning gibbous for 5 30 02 at 8 29 AM EDT The Phases Dialog Box is an excellent choice when you only need to work with coarse phase changes You can achieve accuracy within about three hours depending upon how good you are with a mouse In most instances you will want more precise results which means using the Time Dialog Box Place your cursor in the windows having the data you want to change Type in the new values and click the Set Button The phase display will change along with the Phases Dialog Box and the Ephemeris information Note This software will permit you to select dates between January 1 1970 and December 31 2100 Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 3 210 x lM Show localtime LEA cao Hr_ Min 4 Daylight savings 2o02 fa fs 20 Jaa Sel X Current In the above example the date was changed to September 9 2002 at 8 45 PM EDT by typing new information into the Time Dialog Box and clicking Set As you can see the map and the slider on the Phases Dialog Box both changed as
17. AO 475525 nautical miles 50 586510 nautical miles Bearing 9 125016 degrees Bearing 192 132557 degrees RIU Calculate Distance 93586 216949 meters 102456267 7 09 yards ANS Note If you accidentally click the buttons in the wrong sequence you may inadvertently freeze the Surveyor Tool If that should happen wait for about 30 seconds and you will see this message appear Click OK and you can start again XN Blocking timeout OK Night View Tool If you take your laptop computer outdoors and you find that your computer screen is too bright click on this Menu Item to open the Night View Dialog Box za Night View Ioj xj Darken gt O iriririr itty Slide the Intensity Bar to the right and click OK With a bit of experimenting you will find an illumination level that suits your taste Closing the tool by clicking x will return the screen brightness back to normal You can minimize the tool by clicking to hide it without closing it Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 19 Lunar Menu This Menu contains several important Menu Items that are needed to display Phases and Field of View maps This section will provide a brief introduction to the Menu Items and associated Dialog Boxes specific to those displays Detailed information about how to effectively use those tools can be found elsewhere in this document Lunar ha Time Phases Features Flald otrvieyy Ephemeris arid Ap
18. Barlow factor greater than 1 Vill Adjusting Dialog Boxes If you do not want to see open dialog boxes on your screen you can always minimize them When you minimize a dialog box it continues to remain active but is reduced to a small button that stays on the Windows Task Bar To minimize a dialog box click the Underscore button on the upper right hand corner of the dialog box To restore the dialog box just click its button on the Windows Task Bar or if your system is set so that the Task Bar is covered by the Lunar Map Pro Status Bar just click the appropriate Menu item or Tool Bar button If you want to change the location of a dialog box you can drag it to a different area of your screen Just click on the blue Title Bar at the top of the dialog box and depress your left mouse key while moving your mouse When the dialog box has been moved to the desired position release the mouse If you are not familiar with these Windows protocols please refer to Windows Help IX Printing Documents The Lunar Map Pro software provides a reasonably accurate representation of what you see on your screen but makes adjustments where appropriate to enhance the quality of the printed page Examples of this can be seen below Note If you want to include a compass on your printed maps be sure to open the compass from the View Menu prior to printing When you click the Print Button on the Tool Bar the foll
19. a result of the new time and date entries The Ephemeris Dialog Box not displayed would display all of the updated information To return all of the dialog boxes to the current computer clock settings just click the Current Button on the Time Dialog Box or close the Time Dialog Box and reopen it If you want to set phases based upon Colongitude you can enter changes to the Time Dialog Box or Phases Dialog Box and observe the changes in Colongitude on your Ephemeris display You can then tweak the time and date information until the Ephemeris shows the Colongitude setting that you desire For more information about Colongitude refer to the Appendix Lolongitude 33 6 D eg When using the phase display you can still make full use of all the tools that were discussed earlier in this document Be sure to take advantage of the ability to perform functions such as Zoom Drag Label Feature Search etc These functions will make it possible for you to determine which features are visible along the terminator as well as which features are on the night side of the terminator Mouse Hint The Too Bar Buttons that change the way the mouse behaves are called Sticky Buttons because they remain depressed after you click on them If you want to cancel a function after you click on a button just click your Right Mouse Key This procedure will return your mouse to its normal operation In this next example we used the Zoom and L
20. abel functions to identify craters near the Southern Hemisphere Terminator shortly after First Quarter Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 32 is r iz Se z FARADEY TEPAUISSURE m io FETHA lil PRC TOR Label Sa Cal HER a Shey Mare pj M Mountains ae i EN a SS Riles E i i D Valleys EE E a am Faults EA a un IV Cites MN CS ORETUS cs ne IRT HAF EDS a a ATA A In this next example the Features Dialog Box Smart Search function was used to locate the crater Aristarchus As you can see the crater is located on the night side of the terminator 10 xi Select a feature type Type a name or select from list Named Craters ARISTARCHLUS ARIADOEUS ARISTSACHUS APACHE Vil Using Eyepiece Field of View Maps This function has been designed specifically for telescope use and will add a whole new dimension to your lunar observing program You now have the capability of creating customized Field of View FOV Maps that will closely match the view through your telescope eyepieces This capability will make identifying lunar features easier than ever When used with the Lunar Map Pro phase display capability and the correct map orientation you will have the most powerful reference tool that has ever been available for direct lunar observation If you are not sure which map orientation you should be using you can refer back to the section entitled Map Orientati
21. anism Since the Phase Mask and the Eyepiece Field Stop are both black printing them WYSIWYG would waste an enormous amount of black ink To prevent this the Phase Mask is printed as a striped overlay See sample below and the Eyepiece Field Stop is printed as just a circle Thus portions of the moon outside the FOV are not obscured Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 40 SCREEN DISPLAY PRINTER OUTPUT This next set of graphics will give you some idea of how the different print formats look on a paper Full Page Landscape Mode Landscape Mode with Data Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 4 Appendix Facts About Lunar Map Pro This seems like the appropriate time to provide you with some technical information about your Lunar Map Pro software We trust that some of you may consider it to be of value This map was developed using vectorized data because vectorized data has the ability to withstand extensive enlargement without exhibiting loss of resolution If you want to prove this to yourself select an area and just keep zooming in The map contains 12 864 features including 6 518 named features There are 641 named primary craters as well as 5 579 named sub craters associated with primary crater groups Craters that are smaller than 2 miles in diameter can be located on the map The remaining 298 named objects include mountains valleys rilles faults and various mare features The map displays the moon at mean libration meaning
22. beler and Features Tool you can refer back to the section entitled Menu Items and Tool Bar Functions Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 36 Special Note One thing that needs to be pointed out is that although the FOV maps provided by Lunar Map Pro will closely match the views through your telescope it is highly unlikely that the results will match perfectly The reason for that is not software related but equipment related While the computer is afforded the luxury of making precise mathematical calculations you can expect some variation in the manufacturing tolerances of your optics Let us use our sample telescope system as an example If we allow for a very small 1 variation in the manufacturing tolerances of the equipment our 1600mm focal length Newtonian could become 1616mm our 26mm Plossl eyepiece could be 25 74mm and its 52 degree apparent FOV could actually be 51 48 degrees When you consider the cumulative effect of these variations the reasons for the disparity become quite clear If precision is very important to you all is not lost You can select one function the best choice being FOV and tweak it until you are fully satisfied with the result Important Do not use the Zoom Buttons on the Tool Bar when you are using the FOV display The Zoom Buttons will throw the calculations way off The only proper way to increase the image scale is to enter shorter focal length eyepiece values into the Field of View Dialog Box or a
23. ches most telescope companies measure this distance using millimeters You should be able to locate this number in your telescope user s manual or in some cases on the telescope itself Libration Lunar Lunar Libration is a rolling motion of the moon that occurs during the lunar cycle The motion causes predictable deviations in the moon s orientation relative to the Earth There are two sources of libration physical or actual and optical or apparent The former which makes a very small contribution to the total is due to an actual rotation of the moon about its mean rotation while the latter which makes up the remainder of the total is due to the changing relationship between the Earth and the Moon during the lunar cycle Specifically libration in Latitude occurs because the moon s axis of rotation is not perpendicular to the plane of its orbit around the Earth while libration in Longitude is due to the eccentricity in the lunar orbit If not for libration the same 50 of the lunar surface would face the Earth at all times As a result of libration only about 41 of the lunar surface always faces the Earth The remaining 9 varies over time with portions of the lunar surface rolling into view as other portions disappear from view Lunation Lunation is a term used to describe a complete cycle of lunar phases from New Moon to New Moon The average length of one lunation is 29 530589 days which is 29 days 12 hours 44
24. e a name or select from list Named Craters select map feature enter at feature lear selection Elear selection At the same time that the list appears in the features window all of the listed named features are highlighted in green on the map display for easy identification Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 21 search 1 CLICK ON THE MAP TO GET A FEATURE NAME To find out the name of a crater first click on the button Select map feature Next move your mouse to the map and click the crater you want to identify The crater will be highlighted in magenta and its name will be highlighted in blue and appear in the top window on the feature list In this example we selected the crater Hipparchus ioj xi Select a feature type Type a name or select from list Named Lraters HIPPAR CHUS HESIODLS Select map feature M HEWELILIS Center at feature HIND Clear s lection HIPPALUS HOLDEN HNhdhdF I El To select a different crater click the Select map feature button again Now you can click on a new crater As soon as a new crater is selected the previous selection is automatically Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 gt cleared To clear a selection without selecting another feature click the Clear selection button If you want to work with a different type of feature return to the drop down list of feature types and choose another catagory If you switch feature types with
25. e moon When labels are seen on the full disk map the font scale is small and very difficult to read Be sure that you zoom in until you are comfortable with the size of the display fonts Note Be careful not to over annotate Checking too many feature groups at one time will tend to ovetload the map with data Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 16 Surveyor Tool This unique measurement tool gives you the ability to quickly and accurately measure the length of rilles and valleys the diameter of lunar craters the distances between lunar features etc Lunar Map Pro software is built on a state of the art Geographic Information System GIS that understands the relationship between the flat map and the spherical surface of the moon As a result when features are measured the software automatically adjusts for the distortion of the spherical surface that is seen on the flat projection and produces an accurate result Example Suppose you decide to measure the crater Maginus It is a good idea to zoom in first because enlarging the crater will improve the accuracy of your result MAGINUS Click on the Surveyor Menu Item to display the Surveyor Tool Dialog Box and click on the button that says Get Points to Measure Next click on the outer edge of two sides of the crater and the software will draw a line connecting the two points Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 17 xl Get Points to Measurel Starting Position
26. e the monitor display as a JPEG Image This is a useful feature when you want to create a folder of images for later use JPEG Images can easily be placed into documents or sent over the Internet Click the Write Image Menu Item to display the Save As Dialog Box The Save in Window at the top should display your Windows System Temp Directory as the default file folder The default file name is Image jpg To store an image in a folder name the image in the File name Window and click the Save Button Note If you are not familiar with using a Windows Save As Dialog Box please refer to Windows Help for additional assistance Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 g Ax Save In temp e 1 a Ed Save as hype JPEG Image files pg y Cancel dh Print EN Clicking Print or using Ctrl P will open your Printer Dialog Box and provide you with basic printing options For a complete explanation of the various printing functions please refer to the section entitled Printing Documents Print Setup This setting will allow you to make changes to the default printer settings Please refer to the section entitled Printing Documents Most Recent File List When you open different map orientations using the Open File Tool the map file names are displayed in this Menu Item list This provides you with an additional location where you can quickly access and open
27. e views with your own telescope and eyepieces There is even a Field Rotation feature that allows you to fine tune your map even further This capability and its function are discussed in detail in the section entitled Using Eyepiece Field of View Maps Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 25 Field otiew A ll Telescope focal length 640 Eyepiece focal length E mm Evepelce field of view jas deg Barlow lenz i a Resultant 10 x magnification left lt gt rotate gt right 90 45 0 45 30 Grid This Menu Item will allow you to place Lunar Longitude and Latitude Grids on the map display When you click this Menu item you will see the following dialog box When you place a check next to the Show grid box the grid lines are activated When you check Annotate the coordinate numbers are added to the display The grid lines are fixed at intervals of ten degrees ALLA A 7 a ES 50N gt E E i MA 151 x iM Show grid e Annotate oF NAS eS al A a a Apollo When you click this Menu Item you will have the opportunity to re experience one of the greatest scientific achievements of mankind and of the United States Space Program When you mouse click on Apollo this dialog box will appear on your screen Apollo Missions If Sites W Mission Hs a Dates When you place a check next to Sites the locations of all of the Apollo landing sites will appear on the map
28. eee 39 PO Ee AM EE IAN IE AIEE IA llas 40 Appendix Facts About Lunar Map Pro oo c eccccccssssssescececesssesescsvsvevsvsvacscscscscecesesvavavavavavacacacacecessaavavavavavasacacaeesees 42 EE AP o ee eee ee eee ee ee ee 44 o ME A PP PA 44 Sel PP ne E re en nen E een eee ee eee ee ee eee 44 As A A ee ace eRe en 44 A E N 45 Focal Eenok Eye PIES EE E E EENE 45 Focal Een E TE E ODE e EE E E E EEE od 46 Cibration CUN aa AEEA T ATE 46 EEEn e EEE E E PEPEE E EEA E E E E EE EE NE E E E E E A 46 M it NOOA a AA A 46 Mane MOON e A AAA AN A A AAN 47 PRT he MCC N A P E E E E A E AEE E NE N E A A 48 Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 2 I Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of Lunar Map Pro Version 1 0 Lunar Map Pro is the most advanced highest resolution lunar application that has ever been developed for Windows Whether you are an armchair astronomer or a beginning or advanced observer Lunar Map Pro contains a host of features that will add to your knowledge of the moon and increase your enjoyment of the hobby Please take the time to read this document and soon you will be exploring and navigating the moon like an expert The User s Guide can also be printed if you would prefer to retain a hard copy reference manual Lunar Map Pro is a Windows based software product so if you are already familiar with the features and protocols of Windows programs this product should be easy for you to master The recom
29. eir names If the Labeler had been programed to print those craters on the map their sheer numbers would have completely overwelmed the map display Yet you can easily locate any of those craters by selecting the category Lettered Craters from the drop down list Features Select a feature type Mare Moutains Hamed Craters Select map sue Note When you mouse click on the Select map feature Button al Cle J the system disables the following three Tool Bar Buttons and hides them so Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 24 they can not be used As soon as a feature is selected the buttons re appear on the Tool Bar Menu Ephemeris When you click this item you see a dialog box containing real time information that will assist you in your lunar observing efforts For a complete explanation of this feature and its function please refer to the section entitled Working With Lunar Phases amp Ephe 15 x Time Dependent Data 371024 Em Distance 230543 Mi Diameter 322 of arc Murination 53 3 Colongitude fie Deg Hr Min Sec nae fa fa De Min Sec DCL l 15 16 45 Observer Diependent Deg Min H tat 40 4 Jn ld I Daylight savings T og 0 Hr Min Rise 13 18 Transit 20 15 Set 2 28 Field of view When you click this item you see a dialog box that allows you to display or print customized eyepiece FOV Field of View Maps that match th
30. ength 1600 tare Eyepiece focal length 26 mm Epepelce field of view 52 deg Barlow lens E ka I Resultant ES Ye An magnification left lt rotate gt right 390 45 U 45 390 _ _ _ _ _ __ __ Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 34 Once you ate ready to increase your magnification use the Centering Tool to center the same feature on the map that you will be centering in your telescope field In this example we clicked on the crater Archimedes is Now we are ready to add more magnification Let us assume for this next example that we are using a 10mm Plossl and a 2X Barlow Lens The Apparent FOV will remain at 52 degrees As you can see in the next graphic once we click Apply the displayed magnification increases to 320X and the new map shows the South East and North directions up to the eyepiece field stop while the Western side is partially obscured by the terminator Archimedes has been centered in this high magnification view Field of Yiew A al JE Telescope focal length TBOU mm Eyepiece focal length f I mm Evepeice field of view 52 deg Barlow lens 2 A Resultant 720 magnification s 30 45 U 45 30 There are also times when the position of the optical tube of a Newtonian Reflector or the angle of a star diagonal on a refractor or compound telescope causes some field rotation Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 35 You can easily compensate for the rotatio
31. g all four map orientations Be sure to open a map file and not the yellow file folders If your computer has been set to display file extensions the map files will show the extension saf This Menu Item performs the same function as the Open File Tool button located on the Tool Bar Set Default When Lunar Map Pro is opened North Up is the displayed default map If you want a different map orientation to be your default map open the desired map and click Set Default A confirmation box will appear on your screen to confirm the change Click the OK button to delete the box The new map selection will now be your default map You can always change it again by following the same procedure Redraw There may be occasions when the map gtaphic on your monitor fails to look the way 1t should This can be caused by an anomalous interaction between Lunar Map Pro and some versions of the Windows operating system If this should happen you can click Redraw to correct the graphic Copy If you click on Copy the map that is displayed on your monitor will be copied to your clipboard You can then open a program such as Microsoft Word and add the image to your document To do that simply open the Edit File in the new document and click Paste This feature comes in handy when you want to include graphics in your written documents Write Image If you click on Write Image you can sav
32. ication by the factor specified on the lens barrel The Barlow Lenses that are generally available will increase eyepiece magnification by factors of 2X 3X and even 5X You can also purchase Variable Barlows They usually increase magnification within an adjustable range of 2X 3X Colongitude Solar Colongitude is a system of lunar measurement that gives the position of the sunrise terminator measured westward along the lunar equator Zero degrees colongitude is on the lunar Prime Meridian which is located at the center of the visible lunar disk during times of mean libration The measurement system encircles the entire moon from 0 to 360 degrees One of the keys to understanding colongitude is to recognize the fact than the moon has two terminator lines a sunrise terminator and a sunset terminator Since we can only see half of the moon at a time we never get to see both terminator lines If you were able to look down at the moon from above its north pole you would see a terminator line running along both sides of the moon with half of the lunar sphere experiencing day while the other half is experiencing night Colongitude is closely but not precisely related to lunar phase as described below When the sunrise terminator is on the prime meridian which as we mentioned earlier is at zero colongitude the moon is at First Quarter As the sunrise terminator continues to advance westward it reaches the western limb of the
33. iew the terminator throughout the lunar cycle There is also an Ephemeris which is discussed later that provides the lunar rise transit and set times along with other meaningful data This dialog box makes it simple for you to determine the best time to begin your observing sessions Adding the Field of View capability to the map provides you with the ability to display or print custom eyepiece Field of View FOV maps for use at your telescope This unique feature allows you to match the map view to your visual view for any telescope eyepiece combination You can also add field rotation to the map to fine tune the view even further When FOV is displayed in combination with the correct map orientation for your telescope Lunar Map Pro becomes a powerful real time observing tool for the easy identification of lunar features 111 1 Map Orientations There are four different map orientations provided by the Lunar Map Pro software North Up default Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 4 The North Up view is the image correct or naked eye view for Northern Hemisphere observers It is also the correct map orientation when observing the moon with binoculars terrestrial spotting scopes or astronomical telescopes utilizing image correct diagonals or porro prisms Southern Hemisphere observers should use this map orientation when observing with Newtonian Reflectors North Up Reversed The North Up Reversed map matches the view through
34. it appears as a smooth sharp line because the map surface is two dimensional The real lunar terminator is passing over a rugged three dimensional surface filled with craters mountains rilles etc giving it an irregular appearance In addition tall sunlit mountain peaks and high sunlit crater rims can be seen peaking through the night side of the real terminator while deep craters on the sunlit side are filled with shadows When you observe with Lunar Map Pro please keep in mind that the map is a two dimensional graphic representation of the moon and not a lunar photograph As accurate as the data is there are things we simply cannot do For instance we are unable to add central peaks to lunar craters If we tried to include central peaks in craters such as Tycho they would end up being interpreted as craterlets Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 42 That said your Lunar Map Pro software is the result of extensive research and development R amp D and uses state of the art Geographic Information System GIS technology that has never before been applied in the development of a lunar software product The Reading Information Technology Inc RITH design team feels certain that this product will bring you many hours of enjoyment Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 43 Glossary of Terms Barlow Lens A Barlow Lens is an optical accessory that fits between your telescope and your eyepiece and amplifies your eyepiece magnif
35. locate it even if you are not sure how to spell it With the software s Smart Search capability you can find the name of any feature by entering the first two or three letters of the name In this example we will find the crater Copernicus In the box just below the phrase Type a name or select from list we have typed in the letters co As you can see by looking at the graphic the first two letters provided enough information for Copernicus to appear in the window Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 23 Features sles Select a feature type Type a name or select from list Named Craters fed COLOMBO Select feat CONDOCET elect map feature CONON Center at feature Clear selection LOOK LOPERNICUS Once you click on the name Copernicus as shown the software finds the crater and highlights it in magenta CORDILLERA lo x CRE RICKI Select a feature type Type a name or select fror list Named Craters COPERNICUS COLOMBO Sale feat CONDOCET elect map feature CONON Center at feature Clear selection COOK Once again you may need to center and zoom to see the selected feature CORDILLERA CREMA hd The Features Tool is so powerful that it has the capablility of locating thousands of sub craters that can not be identified by using the Labeler These are all secondary crater groups associated with primary craters and they have letter designations following th
36. mended System Requirements and Settings are Operating System Windows 98 98 SE ME NT XP Speed 300 MHz or faster RAM 96 MB or more Hard Drive Space 60 MB minimum Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 Screen Color At least 16 bit Now that you have completed the installation procedure all Lunar Map Pro data files have been stored on your hard drive This will insure that your software operates at maximum efficiency If you have additional questions or comments concerning Lunar Map Pro or you require technical support please contact Reading Information Technology Inc 274 Main Street Suite 302 Reading MA 01867 USA Phone 1 781 942 1655 Fax 1 781 942 2161 Email support Mriti com Web Address www riti com If you do not require immediate assistance we recommend that you contact us via Email Please provide a brief description of the problem and our technical support staff will contact you If you need to contact RITI technical support by phone please call us during our normal business hours Monday Friday 9 00 AM 5 00 PM Eastern Time ll Desktop Icon Once the software is installed the Lunar Map Pro Icon is placed on your Windows Desktop Double click on the icon when you want to start your software Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 3 Lunar Wap Pro lll Working With Maps Lunar Map Pro provides three approaches to working with maps The most general displays the map without regard to pha
37. minutes 3 seconds Waning Moon A waning moon describes the period between Full Moon and New Moon when the percentage of the illuminated portion of the moon as seen from earth grows continuously smaller Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 A6 Waxing Moon A waxing moon describes the period between New Moon and Full Moon when the percentage of the illuminated portion of the moon as seen from earth grows continuously larger Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 47 References Apollo Landing Site Coordinates lt http nssdc gsfc nasa cov planetary lunar lunar sites html gt Arthur D W G and A P Agnieray Compilers Lunar Quadrant Maps Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona 1964 Cherrington Jr Ernest H Exploring The Moon Through Binoculars And Small Telescopes Dover Publications Inc New York 1984 Katt Michael The Moon An Observing Guide For Backyard Telescopes Kalmbach Books Wisconsin 1992 Meeus Jean Astronomical Alerorithms Willmann Bell Inc Virginia 2000 Moon Map Sky Publishing Corporation Massachussetts Westfall John E Atlas Of The Lunar Terminator Cambridge University Press New York 2002 Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 A8
38. n so that the map position continues to match your telescope view Just use your mouse to move the slider located at the bottom of the dialog box to rotate the map field up to 90 degrees either left or right In this next example the field has been rotated 45 degrees to the left Field of View EEN Telescope focal length 1600 mm E pepiece focal length f D mm E pepeice field of view 52 deg Barlow lens EN E Appl Resultant 320 y magnification left lt ratate gt right If you are able to use a laptop when you are observing you will be able to use the Features Tool This will make it possible for you to identify features by simply clicking on your map display This option is both fast and fun In the example shown below the crater we clicked on was Aristillus which has been identified in magenta on the map 210 x Select a feature type Type a name or select from list Named Lraters la ARISTILLUS ARCHIMEDES ARCHYTOS ARGELANDER ARIADOEUS ARISTARCHUS Center at feature Clear selection SPISTOATELES If you prefer not to use your laptop or you do not own one you can still print custom paper maps for use at your telescope Just print a set of high resolution maps in advance using the Labeler to add feature names Of course you can always use the Labeler to print names on your laptop display as well For complete information about the features and functions of the La
39. nsaceacecsencestucaceseeesacens 17 Nina oo IP A e 19 TANIA Oye ste OOOO E E AEE OP O A 0 OO a 20 e e PP REO ECO SI A 20 o PA 20 PPC AIS Po Pi OO A 20 Search 1 CLICK ON THE MAP TO GET A FEATURE NAME coccccccccccnnnnononononononnnnnnnnncninnnannnnnnnnnnnoos 22 Search 2 LOCATE FEATURES BY SCROLLING THROUGH THE LIST ceeeeeereees 23 Search 3 LOCATE A SPECIFIC FEATURE WITH SMART SEARCH cooooccccnnnnnnonoonnnannnnnnnnnncccnnnnnanannnnns 23 PP TEE E OAE 25 a a E A A 25 TAG wea ote e 70 E O Pr T E T T 26 PO OMI yaad care eases ananassae EEE EEE 26 VL Working With Lunar Phase esencia 27 VI 1 Using Automatic Phase Settings ooconnnnnnnnnoononnononnnnonnnnnnnnnnon nono nn noo nn nn nn nnn nn nn nro nro nn nn nn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn nono nnnnnnnnnss 2 V I Choosing Your Own Phase Settings ccccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaessaaeaaeaaaaas 30 VII Using Eyepiece Field of View Maps coccococooooooooonoononnnnnnnrononononnnnnnnnnonnnnnn ono nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn non nono nro nn nnnnnos 33 VII Adjusting Dialog Boxes oooooooocoooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononononononnnonn nono nono nono ono nn nro nn nono nn nn nro nn nn nn n nono nn non nn nn non nn nn nnnnnos 37 LS Panta Docs eta adio dos 37 PEA SP AO prises pe as sats sae urna E aioe ena wtan operate N E ds pe seme descent tbe ene nsectene be as jane 38 Par Osu a O eee eee ane TO ne N O T ene ne Re ee ne ere
40. ollo Time When you click this Menu Item the following Time Dialog Box appears on the lower right hand corner of your screen For a complete explanation of this feature and its functions please refer to the section entitled Working With Lunar Phases in xi 4 Show local time Lea aie Hr Min 5 gg Ea Curent Daylight savings 2002 a Phases When you click this Menu Item the following Phase Dialog Box appears on the upper right hand corner of your screen For a complete explanation of this feature and its function please refer to the section entitled Working With Lunar Phases 2101 x New 1ST Full Last New Moon Jtr Moon Jtr Moo Features Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 20 This function makes it possible for you to quickly and easily locate any of the thousands of named features in the Lunar Map Pro database There are three different ways to select lunar features When you first open this Menu Item you will see the empty dialog box shown below To begin click the down arrow just below the title Select a feature type as shown and click again to highlight one of the feature groups in the drop down list Once that is done an alphabetical listing of all named features in the group will appear in the right hand window of the dialog box In this example Named Craters has been selected 113 MATE lola Select a feature type Type a name or select from list Select a feature type Typ
41. ons Once your computer screen is displaying the current phase with the proper map orientation click Field of view in the Lunar Menu Items List That will open the Field of View Dialog Box In order to calibrate the FOV Tool shown below you have to enter your Telescope Focal Length Eyepiece Focal Length and the Apparent FOV of the eyepiece If you are not using a Barlow enter Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 33 a 1 in the Barlow Lens window If you are unfamiliar with this terminology or you do not know the FOV of your eyepieces refer to the Appendix for further assistance 210 x Lunar Telescope focal length mm Time Fhases Eyepiece focal length mm Features Evepeice field of view deg Ephemeris Barlow lens A e Grig Apol Resultant Apollo sisi magnification n left lt rotate gt right 30 45 O 45 g0 In the following example we will assume that you are using an 8 f 8 Newtonian Reflector which would provide a focal length of 1600mm You decide to start your observing using a 26mm Plossl eyepiece so you can see the entire lunar disk Like most Plossls the eyepiece has an Apparent FOV of about 52 degrees Now enter the information and click the Apply Button The software will calculate the telescope magnification of 62X and enter it in the window to the right of the button At the same time the moon will be redrawn to the correct scale within the eyepiece field Telescope focal l
42. out clearing first the current selection is automatically cleared search 2 LOCATE FEATURES BY SCROLLING THROUGH THE LIST If you wish to find craters or any other feature types but you do not have a particular feature in mind you can scroll through the alphabetical listings at your leasure and randomly select any name that you want When a name interests you and you want to locate that feature just use your mouse to click on the feature name as shown The name will be highlighted in blue and the software will seatch for the feature Once found the feature is highlighted in magenta In this example we clicked the crater Arzachel which the software located on the map lolx Select a feature type Type a name or select from list IN amed Craters JARZACH EL ARISTOTELES Select map feature ARMSTRONG Center at feature Clear selection Although the selected feature is highlighted in magenta it may be so small that you cannot find it on the map If the map is zoomed the selected feature may be excluded from the view You can easily find the selected feature by clicking the Center at feature button which will cause the map to be redrawn with the selected feature centered in the view If the feature is still too small to be visible use the Zoom by 50 tool ALITA Cire search 3 LOCATE A SPECIFIC FEATURE WITH SMART SEARCH If you know the name of the feature you want to find you can quickly
43. owing dialog box opens If you click the OK Button without making any changes to the dialog box the displayed map is printed in Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 37 Portrait Mode which is the default setting In addition since the Fill Paper Window is on the default setting Yes your printed map will cover the entire page with the region displayed on your monitor centered on the page Fal Printer System Printer EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Options Plot Scale 1 1 Fill Paper Yes C No x Cancel Flee Setup Center On Paper Fit To Paper C No eve C No Colours Curent Colours Colour Map Browse Print Quality High Copies When you print documents most of the display settings should be left alone In fact the only items on this dialog box that should be touched by Lunar Map Pro users are the Copies window and the Fill Paper window The Copies window default setting is on one copy but you can click on the window to increase the number of printed copies Fill Paper This window provides important additional capabilities that we will now review When the Fill Paper setting is switched from Yes to No the printed map will no longer fill the page and Ephemeris data can now be added to your document PS Pinter System Printer EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Cancel Plot Scale 1 1 Sel Pp Setup Options Center On Paper Fit To Pa
44. pears on the screen Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 11 Scale Refinement x Scale 1 20287032 Cancel This box shows you the size ratio between the map display and the actual lunar disk It contains the same information that appears on the Lunar Map Pro Status Bar To increase or decrease the size of the map image enter a new value and click OK Reset When you click Reset the map always returns to the full disk default size image Click the Show Entire Map Tool Al on the Tool Bar to get the same result Pan Menu These Menu Items make it easy for you to move around on the surface of the map h Help Too Center At Click Drag step Morth step South step East step vest Reset Center at Click E This function allows you to select any feature on the map and center it on your monitor To activate the function use your mouse to click on the Menu Item Now move your mouse to the feature that you want to center in the field of view and click on it The map will be redrawn with the selected feature centered on your screen Example In the second graphic the map has been centered on the crater Clavius in the Lunar Southern Hemisphere Once the crater is centered you can use the Zoom In Tool to get a close up view of the selected crater as shown in the third graphic The Center at Click Tool g listed below performs the same function Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 12 Drag Once
45. per No E C No Colours Current Colours Colour Map Browse Print Quality High Copies 1 To change the default setting in the Fill Paper window click the small circle located to the left of the word No as shown above and click the OK Button The following Additional Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 38 items to print window will appear on your screen This window allows you to add 10 to 15 different Ephemeris items to your printed page Additional items to print Es Ww Title Dates Time Ase time Transit time wf Set time 1 Alght Ascension Cancel When you ate printing the full lunar disk display 10 Ephemeris options are available When you are printing the phase display the available options are increased to 13 and printing the Field of View display further increases your options to 15 All of the data you will need during an observing session will be available on your printed maps When you first open the window shown above all of the display items will be checked If you see any data that you do not want on your map uncheck the items and click the OK Button The program will remember the new settings for future use If Title remains checked when you click the OK Button the Enter Title window will appear on your screen Type in a name for your map and click the OK Button Your map will now be printed xl HINT If
46. se or field of view The Phase display adds real time phases to the map and the Field of View display lets you create custom eyepiece Field of View maps for use at your telescope When you open Lunar Map Pro a North Up full disk map is displayed as the default map and phase and field of view information are not being used In this state the software is useful for general Exploration of the lunar surface Since you are able to view all of the lunar features it is an excellent approach for armchair astronomers and students The database contains more than 12 000 features including more than 6 000 named features so there is plenty to keep you busy for a long time When you add Phases to the map it becomes a real time tool for planing an evening of lunar observing This display allows you to view the current lunar phase or any other phase that you choose Since the phase mask has been adjusted for lunar libration the map s terminator always closely matches the position of the actual lunar terminator For more information about libration consult the Appendix The phase display makes it easy for you to determine which features are located near the terminator so you will always know the best dates and times to observe your favorite features In addition this display makes it easy for you to determine which features are hidden from view during the different phases Armchair astronomers will also enjoy using the Phase display to v
47. tes and seconds y Rise time of local moonrise in 4 hour time j Ir Rise E 45 Transit time when the moon crosses your local meridian Transit par 56 Set E 28 Set time of local moonset in 4 hour time The key factor to understand is all three of the previously discussed dialog boxes T me Phases Ephemetris ate totally interdependent The importance of this will become apparent in the next section V II Choosing Your Own Phase Settings There are often times when you will be planning an observing session hours or even days in advance so it is important to know how to input your own time and date settings You will also find this useful for those cloudy nights when you are doing lunar observing on your computer screen Making manual phase changes is not very different from the procedure that was already reviewed As before you will need to open the Time Phases and Ephemeris Dialog Boxes The default as we already discussed is the real time lunar phase Once the dialog boxes are on your screen you will have two different ways to change phases The easiest way to make quick phase changes is to use your mouse to drag the slider on the Phases Dialog Box In this example the slider has been moved to about halfway between New Moon and First Quarter When you release the slider the phase display is changed along with the information on the Time and Ephemeris Dialog Boxes Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 3
48. urer to obtain information about specific eyepiece designs and focal lengths If you own a small telescope that uses 965 eyepieces it is likely that you are using Huygens Ramsden or Symmetrical Ramsden eyepieces If your eyepiece barrel shows the letter H R or SR you should use 30 Degrees as a starting point For 1 25 and 2 eyepieces please consult the following table EYEPIECE APPARENT FIELD OF VIEW TABLE NAME COMPANY APPARENT FOV OSOE fOO OMANO O ee Lanthanum Vixen 65 Er Focal Length Eyepiece The eyepiece focal length appears on the barrel of most commercially available eyepieces Longer focal length eyepieces provide lower magnifications and a wider true FOV then shorter focal length eyepieces Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 45 For example a 20mm FL eyepiece will deliver 2 the magnification of a 10mm eyepiece when it 1s used on any given telescope The formula for calculating magnification is Telescope FL Eyepiece FL Magnification If a telescope has a Focal Length of 1000mm and you use a 10mm Focal Length eyepiece your magnification is 100X 1000 10 100X Focal Length Telescope In simple terms telescope focal length is the distance that a light source has to travel from the point that it first strikes the objective lens or primary mirror of your telescope until the light converges at the focus point of your eyepiece Although focal length can be provided in in
49. you achieve the same result ye About Tool The About tool displays the Reading Information Technology Inc Start up Logo and Copyright Infringement Warning for Lunar Map Pro The same display can be activated from the Help Menu SRITI Lunar Map Pro 22002 Reading Information Technology Incorporate g This computer program is protected by copyrigh international treaties Distribution of thi y result in severe civil and criminal penalties and wi prosecuted to the maximum extent possidle uncer e law Tool Menu Tools Lunar Labeler Surveyor Night lew Lunar Map Pro 1 0 6 2002 15 Labeler Tool Labels 1512 Label I Mare Em M Mountains MN 7 Riles IN M valleys M Fats B Craters This tool makes it very easy for you to label various lunar features on your screen display as well as on your printed maps When you open the Labeler the dialog box shown below appears on your screen Simply use your mouse to place check marks next to the feature names that you want displayed on the map and click Apply Uncheck the boxes and click Apply again in order to remove the labels Labels can be useful when exploring the moon on your computer monitor and they are a necessity if you are printing a set of maps for use at the telescope Since the Lunar Map Pro database contains an enormous number of named features labeling is only effective when you zoom in on specific regions of th
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