This book is for anyone who wants to be able to connect the history of lunar exploration to the Moon visible above. It addresses what Apollo equipment and experiments were left behind and what the Apollo landings sites look like now. Each Apollo mission is examined in detail, with photos that progressively zoom-in to guide the reader in locating the Apollo landing sites. Guided by official NASA photographs from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the original Apollo missions, the reader can view the Moon with a new appreciation of the accomplishment of landing astronauts on its surface. Countless people have gazed at the Moon in the night sky knowing the successes of the Apollo Program in landing men on the Moon. After the information in this guide, casual and serious observers can actually point out where the Apollo landings occurred as well as knowing why those sites were chosen.

Offers casual and serious observers the ability to locate the Apollo landing sites (with or without visual aid) and provides history on each mission, including why sites were chosen Shows a visual, picture-by-picture, zoom-in guide for locating the Apollo landing sites, augmented by official NASA photos depicting views from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and astronaut photographs taken during each mission Includes a historical perspective on the unmanned lunar missions of Ranger and Surveyor that preceded the Apollo landings

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Author - James Chen: Retired Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. Guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design and optical filters. Author of a short Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design November 1989. Served as a sales consultant to two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years. Graphics Designer - Adam Chen: Former Program Manager of media support for NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Creator and executive producer of major NASA publications, including the book and web-book application documenting the history of the Space Shuttle Program "Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program". Currently works in marketing for Brown Advisory, an investment firm in Baltimore, MD.

Inhalt
What You Need to Know About the Moon.- What You Need to Know About Telescopes.- Apollo 11.- Apollo 12.- Apollo 13.- Apollo 14.- Apollo 15.- Apollo 16.- Apollo 17.- Ranger.- Surveyor.- Crash Sites of Saturn Third Stage and LM Ascent Stages.- The Moon, Mars and the Future.