In my opinion Rukl's Atlas of the Moon is the best atlas available, if you can find a copy. I own both editions, but since they are hardback
and do not lay flat, they're not comfortable to use in the field. I also have a hard time reading the names. I decided to make my own.
The Image I used is a Mosaic consisting of 96 images (or parts thereof) from the Consolidated Lunar Atlas hand stitched together.
The Final Image is a 43.5" x 43.5" 16bit 300dpi.tif file. It's also over 3GB in size.
The Atlas itself consists of 38 charts each accompanied by a info page listing the data (diameter and heigth/depth) of the listed features.
I decided to go with a vertical numbering system since that seems more appropriate to me for viewing the terminator on the moon. Selenographic latitude
and longitude lines are spaced 10 degrees apart and are labeled. Adjoining charts are also labeled. In total there are 2244 objects labeled on the info
pages, but since the charts overlap each other I have no idea exactly how many individual features are actually labeled. I would estimate about 1700-1800.
The complete atlas is a 90 page
200mb PDF file which can be printed with adobe reader. Use matte photographic paper or the charts will have a brown tint to them for some reason.
Click on the cover to view a low-res sample page.
Download Atlas with Index
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Index added February 20 2010
Download Index
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! Printed Version Now Available !
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The Correct Image version PDF will remain here free for download.
Below is a "web-friendly" version of the main image that you can download. It's 26" x 26" 8bit 72dpi and only 1.78mb.
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