Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 115
ing the object, and we can readily detect the trueshape in spite of incessant fluctuations. When, however,these rays fall not on the eye, but on the photographicplate, they produce by their met ion a picture which cannotbe- much magnified without becoming very confused andh 2 ioo Star-Land. wanting… … Fig. 38.—The Full Moon. the full moon looks like when viewed through a smalltelescope. I do not, however, say that the lunar objectscan then be observed under favourable conditions ; for whenthe moon is full is the worst time to select for a peep The Moon. ioi through a telescope. In fact, at this…
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