Orion 51919 MoonMap 260 (Black)

The Moon is probably the easiest way to get started on night sky observing. Any newbie can do it with simple binoculars. I order these to sell on our Sales Table at our astronomy club. I like the image because it's a black-and-white photo of the moon, not a drawing. The image is clear, clean, sharp. My one complaint is that the legend for identifying individual items is a bit tedious. All the "m" objects are Mons, meaning mountains. Thus 21m is Mons Pico, which you find by moving from the mountain's label on the map to the table on the side flap that has all the Mons listed. It's a little work, but nothing a few moments of figuring it out can't solve, and then you're on your way. Also, the map is plasticized so it won't wrinkle in the night's damp air.

I would buy it again if I did not have one.

I liked the fact that it's laminated and has all the moon features marked for easy identification. Man and probe landings as well as names of craters.

Great map. Very detailed visually. Easy to follow the mirror image map with my 80 mm refractor. I wish more crater names were identified.

Pro: Easy to read. Nice detail and shows landing spots of all Apollo and lunar probes. Lists names of craters and mares.Con: A little pricey for a 2 sided laminated map.

A great item for this budding astronomer. Compact and easy to use.

I was expecting the map to be actually laminated, not just shiny stiff paper. I also expected the map to unfold. The map is 11 in. by 11 in. Orion has watermarked both the Correct and Reversed maps across the middle with its name. The product might be okay for a kid with a toy telescope, but not for anyone wanting some detail. Seriously, For the same price you can get Sky and Telescope's laminated map that details 1,000 features and is 24 in. by 24 in. Sorry, Orion, but this goes back!

This is great when you look at the moon you can know what you are looking it makes a better viewing experience

E' solo un foglio piegevole più o meno plastificato (non è certamente impermeabile) con una immagine della faccia visibile della luna (di scarsa qualità in quanto datata). L'immagine è inoltre poco fruibile in quanto costellata dei 260 riferimenti alle "features" censite nella lista che occupa metà e oltre dello spazio del piegevole: avrei preferito un layer trasparente amovibile per tutte le ingombranti "label".Sulla seconda facciata, tutto identico tranne per l'immagine della luna stampata in speculare.Molto, ma molto meglio le app gratuite disponibili. Sono molto tentato di fare un reso!

DOMMAGE!Carte en anglais, simple papier glacé,mais contenu interessant. On y voit les points d' alunisage des différentes missions lunaires.

for what you pay it is not worth it

Poor effort