Using the Point of View Manager 
Updated for Ver. 4.0
Clicking
on the POV Icon brings up the Point-of-View Manager dialog box shown
below. POV lets you observe
the entire lunar surface, by
enabling you to obtain a hemispheric view of the moon as seen from anywhere in
space. More precisely, it can be used to
change the moon’s hemispherical image so you
can center yourself above any
location on the lunar surface.
This
enables you to view surface features near their centered longitude and latitude
so you can see them as they truly appear, unaltered by angle of view
factors. Of course, all of the LMP map
tools can be used on any hemisphere being displayed.
Hemisphere Tab
The View Hemisphere Tab has six preset values.
The default hemisphere is referred to as the Central Hemisphere, and
is the hemisphere visible to earthbound observers. Clicking Central, precisely centers the map at Latitude 0, Longitude 0.
The
opposite hemisphere is referred to as the Rear
Hemisphere, which is often called
the far side of the moon. To change the
display to one of the other preset hemispheres, simply click the tab displaying
the hemisphere of choice, and the map will be redrawn
If the lunar
phases are activated, the phase will be accurately displayed for any of the
hemispheres. The following example shows
an earth based view, and the associated far side view.
When the
view is not directly centered on the central coordinate of a hemisphere, such
as when the view is zoomed in near a lunar limb, it may be helpful to refer to
the Navigator Window since the drawn rectangle will indicate the portion of the
hemisphere being viewed.
Changing
the displayed hemisphere has no effect on the section of the disk in view. For example: if you are viewing the upper
right quadrant of the disk, and change the POV, you will still be viewing the
upper right quadrant.