Around the Moon in 28 Days: Lunar Observing for Beginners

A young crescent Moon as seen through a small telescope

It's time to enjoy your personal tour of our nearest celestial neighbour! With Around the Moon in 28 Days: Lunar Observing for Beginners, you'll discover how to identify more than 200 features on the lunar surface with even the smallest of telescopes over the 28-day lunar cycle.

When you order the course, you'll get instant access to all materials.  You can work through each section at your own pace, and return to the course at your convenience.  The reference material includes...

• A self-paced 35-section multimedia course on lunar observing, showing you the most intriguing sites on the Moon’s surface over its cycle

• Complete course notes in PDF format, for you to download and review offline at your convenience

• Dozens of images and maps showing the key features on the Moon each day it is visible during the month

• A full map of the Moon showing major features visible with binoculars

• A more extensive map showing more than 80 sights on the Moon’s surface, as well as the location of the manned Apollo missions

• Optional multiple-choice exams to test your knowledge and understanding of the course material

• Your personal observing checklist of almost 200 features listed in course, so you can record your successful lunar observations as you make them with your own telescope

What's more, you get full email access to an expert instructor so you can ask any questions about the course material and observing the Moon for yourself.

And you get instant access to all additions and updates to the course as they become available.

The price of this course is US$27. No book, no magazine, and no astronomy website gives you such complete tools for observing the Moon, at any price.

To order, just Log In to your Stargazer University account, or click on "Create An Account" at the right side of this page to set your user name and password.  You can pay with PayPal or major credit card.  And once you're in, you can access the course material (including PDF downloads) from any computer with an internet connection.

To read some components of Around the Moon in 28 Days, you'll need Adobe Reader or a similar software package. If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it absolutely free here...