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Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art

Author : David Ratledge
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 184628256X
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (462 download)

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Book Synopsis Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art by : David Ratledge

Download or read book Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art written by David Ratledge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides novice to accomplished amateur astronomers with a firm grounding in the basics and successful use of digital astrophotography. Provides examples of the best images, and gives readers hints and tips about how to get the best out of this extraordinary technology. Experts in CCD astronomy from North America and Europe have contributed to this book, illustrating their help and advice with many beautiful colour images – the book is in full color throughout. Techniques range from using simple webcams to highly technical aspects such as supernovae patrolling. Computer processing, stacking and image-enhancement are detailed, along with many hints and tips from the experts.

Digital SLR Astrophotography

Author : Michael A. Covington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316639932
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Digital SLR Astrophotography written by Michael A. Covington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive handbook to photographing the night sky using DSLR cameras, including projects for both beginners and more advanced enthusiasts.

Digital Astrophotography

Author : Stefan Seip
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1457118262
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Digital Astrophotography written by Stefan Seip and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, the challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But not only are spectacular results possible, they are easy to learn with the step-by-step instructions provided in Stephan Seip's Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos. Today, amateurs can produce images that only twenty years ago a large professional observatory would have been proud of; and this book shows you how. Learn how to: Set up your camera for optimum results Focus your camera for razor-sharp images Take beautiful night shots with a simple compact digital camera, a tripod, and a telescope Use a DSLR camera to shoot the Sun, Moon, stars, star clusters, and nebulae through your telescope Get brilliant images of planets with a Webcam Capture remote galaxies with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera just like a pro Also included are lessons on the processing that is done in the "studio" after your shoot, including how to: Shoot RAW format images and improve them with calibration frames Take short exposures of faint deep-sky objects and combine them into a longer exposure Perform brightness, contrast, and color correction Make corrections to correct for vignetting and uneven field illumination Process your images for stunning results Equipment requirements for astrophotography range from nothing but a simple camera and tripod to a multi-thousand dollar computer controlled telescope equipped with a CCD auto-guider and separate guide-scope. Researching the best equipment for your needs is a task in itself. Seip helps you to sort out which cameras are best for the various celestial objects, what to look for when buying a camera, and what accessories you really need. The rewards of this fascinating hobby, as the author says, "Grants you unforgettable hours under the night sky; it allows you to produce aesthetically rewarding and lasting results. Astrophotography is a love-match between physics, photography, art, and digital image processing. It is exciting!"

The Astrophotography Manual

Author : Chris Woodhouse
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351658921
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Astrophotography Manual written by Chris Woodhouse and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Astrophotography Manual, Second Edition is for photographers ready to move beyond standard SLR cameras and editing software to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the stars. Beginning with a brief astronomy primer, this book takes readers through the full astrophotography process, from choosing and using equipment to image capture, calibration, and processing. This combination of technical background and hands-on approach brings the science down to earth, with practical methods to ensure success. This second edition now includes: Over 170 pages of new content within 22 new chapters, with 600 full-color illustrations. Covers a wide range of hardware, including mobile devices, remote control and new technologies. Further insights into leading software, including automation, Sequence Generator Pro and PixInsight Ground-breaking practical chapters on hardware and software as well as alternative astrophotography pursuits

Wide-field Astrophotography

Author : Robert Reeves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Wide-field Astrophotography written by Robert Reeves and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Digital SLR Astrophotography

Author : Michael A. Covington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108693792
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Book Synopsis Digital SLR Astrophotography by : Michael A. Covington

Download or read book Digital SLR Astrophotography written by Michael A. Covington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital SLR cameras have made it easier than ever before to photograph the night sky. Whether you're a beginner, nature photographer, or serious astronomer, this is the definitive handbook to capturing the heavens. Starting with simple projects for beginners such as cameras on tripods, it then moves onto more advanced projects including telescope photography and methods of astronomical research. With 80% revised and updated material, this new edition covers nightscapes, eclipses, using cameras with sky trackers and telescopes, and tools for identifying celestial objects and investigating them scientifically. Image processing is discussed in detail, with worked examples from three popular software packages - Nebulosity, Maxlm DL, and PixInsight. Rather than taking a recipe-book approach, Covington explains how your equipment works as well as offering advice on many practical considerations, such as choice of set-up and the testing of lenses, making this a comprehensive guide for anyone involved in astrophotography.

The Digital Photography Book

Author : Scott Kelby
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0321934946
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book The Digital Photography Book written by Scott Kelby and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2013 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furnishes an overview of digital photography, covering such topics as cameras, exposure, lighting, shutter speed, depth of field, and resolution--and tips on how to avoid hours of photo-editing by taking great photographs the first time.

Astrophotography on the Go

Author : Joseph Ashley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319098314
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Astrophotography on the Go written by Joseph Ashley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No longer are heavy, sturdy, expensive mounts and tripods required to photograph deep space. With today's advances in technology, all that is required is an entry-DSLR and an entry level GoTo telescope. Here is all of the information needed to start photographing the night sky without buying expensive tracking mounts. By using multiple short exposures and combining them with mostly ‘freeware’ computer programs, the effect of image rotation can be minimized to a point where it is undetectable in normal astrophotography, even for a deep-sky object such as a galaxy or nebula. All the processes, techniques, and equipment needed to use inexpensive, lightweight altazimuth and equatorial mounts and very short exposures photography to image deep space objects are explained, step-by-step, in full detail, supported by clear, easy to understand graphics and photographs. Currently available lightweight mounts and tripods are identified and examined from an economic versus capability perspective to help users determine what camera, telescope, and mount is the best fit for them. A similar analysis is presented for entry-level telescopes and mounts sold as bundled packages by the telescope manufacturers. This book lifts the veil of mystery from the creation of deep space photographs and makes astrophotography affordable and accessible to most amateur astronomers.

Astrophotography for the Amateur

Author : Michael A. Covington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107268648
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Astrophotography for the Amateur written by Michael A. Covington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-27 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999, this much expanded and updated edition of the best-selling handbook Astrophotography for the Amateur provides a complete guide to taking pictures of stars, galaxies, the Moon, the Sun, comets, meteors and eclipses, using equipment and materials readily available to the hobbyist. In this new edition, the book has been completely revised and now includes new chapters on computer image processing and CCD imaging; expanded advice on choosing cameras and telescopes; completely updated information about the films; a much larger bibliography; and hundreds of new photographs (in colour, and black and white) demonstrating the latest equipment and techniques. Astrophotography for the Amateur has become the standard handbook for all amateur astronomers. This expanded and updated edition provides an ideal introduction for beginners and a complete handbook for advanced amateurs. It will also appeal to photography enthusiasts who can discover how to take spectacular images with only modest equipment.

Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography

Author : Tony Northrup
Publisher : Tony Northrup
ISBN 13 : 0988263408
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography written by Tony Northrup and published by Tony Northrup. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top-rated and top-selling photography ebook since 2012 and the first ever Gold Honoree of the Benjamin Franklin Digital Award, gives you five innovations no other book offers: Free video training. 9+ HOURS of video training integrated into the book’s content (requires Internet access). Travel around the world with Tony and Chelsea as they teach you hands-on. Appendix A lists the videos so you can use the book like an inexpensive video course.Classroom-style teacher and peer help. After buying the book, you get access to the private forums on this site, as well as the private Stunning Digital Photography Readers group on Facebook where you can ask the questions and post pictures for feedback from Tony, Chelsea, and other readers. It’s like being able to raise your hand in class and ask a question! Instructions are in the introduction.Lifetime updates. This book is regularly updated with new content (including additional videos) that existing owners receive for free. Updates are added based on reader feedback and questions, as well as changing photography trends and new camera equipment. This is the last photography book you’ll ever need.Hands-on practices. Complete the practices at the end of every chapter to get the real world experience you need.500+ high resolution, original pictures. Detailed example pictures taken by the author in fifteen countries demonstrate both good and bad technique. Many pictures include links to the full-size image so you can zoom in to see every pixel. Most photography books use stock photography, which means the author didn’t even take them. If an author can’t take his own pictures, how can he teach you? In this book, Tony Northrup (award-winning author of more than 30 how-to books and a professional portrait, wildlife, and landscape photographer) teaches the art and science of creating stunning pictures. First, beginner photographers will master: CompositionExposureShutter speedApertureDepth-of-field (blurring the background)ISONatural lightFlashTroubleshooting blurry, dark, and bad picturesPet photographyWildlife photography (mammals, birds, insects, fish, and more)Sunrises and sunsetsLandscapesCityscapesFlowersForests, waterfalls, and riversNight photographyFireworksRaw filesHDRMacro/close-up photography Advanced photographers can skip forward to learn the pro’s secrets for: Posing men and women. including corrective posing (checklists provided)Portraits (candid, casual, formal, and underwater)Remotely triggering flashesUsing bounce flash and flash modifiersUsing studio lighting on any budgetBuilding a temporary or permanent studio at homeShooting your first weddingHigh speed photographyLocation scouting/finding the best spots and timesPlanning shoots around the sun and moonStar trails (via long exposure and image stacking)Light paintingEliminating noiseFocus stacking for infinite depth-of-fieldUnderwater photographyGetting close to wildlifeUsing electronic shutter triggersPhotographing moving carsPhotographing architecture and real estate

Astrophotography

Author : Thierry Legault
Publisher : Rocky Nook, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 149201561X
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Astrophotography written by Thierry Legault and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by even the largest observatories-and this book will teach you how. Author and world-renowned astrophotographer Thierry Legault teaches the art and techniques of astrophotography: from simple camera-on-tripod night-scene imaging of constellations, star trails, eclipses, artificial satellites, and polar auroras to more intensive astrophotography using specialized equipment for lunar, planetary, solar, and deep-sky imaging. Legault shares advice on equipment and guides you through techniques to capture and process your images to achieve spectacular results. Astrophotography provides the most thorough treatment of the topic available. This large-format, richly illustrated book is intended for all sky enthusiasts-newcomers and veterans alike. Learn how to: Select the most useful equipment: cameras, adapters, filters, focal reducers/extenders, field correctors, and guide telescopes Set up your camera (digital, video, or CCD) and your lens or telescope for optimal results Plan your observing sessions Mount the camera on your telescope and focus it for razor-sharp images Polar-align your equatorial mount and improve tracking for pin-point star images Make celestial time-lapse videos Calculate the shooting parameters: focal length and ratio, field of view, exposure time, etc. Combine multiples exposures to reveal faint galaxies, nebulae details, elusive planetary structures, and tiny lunar craters Adjust contrast, brightness, light curves, and colors Postprocess your images to fix defects such as vignetting, dust shadows, hot pixels, uneven background, and noise Identify problems with your images and improve your results

Astrophotography for the Amateur

Author : Michael A. Covington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521627405
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (274 download)

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Book Synopsis Astrophotography for the Amateur by : Michael A. Covington

Download or read book Astrophotography for the Amateur written by Michael A. Covington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-03 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999, this is an expanded and updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs.

Astrophotography is Easy!

Author : Gregory I. Redfern
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030459438
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Astrophotography is Easy! written by Gregory I. Redfern and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many books covering different facets of astrophotography, but few of them contain all the necessary steps for beginners in one accessible place. Astrophotography is Easy! fills that void, serving as a guide to anybody interested in the subject but starting totally from scratch. Assuming no prior experience, the author runs through the basics for how to take astrophotos using just a camera—including cell phones and tablets—as well as a telescope and more sophisticated equipment. The book includes proven techniques, checklists, safety guidelines, troubleshooting tips, and more. Each chapter builds upon the last, allowing readers to master basic techniques before moving on to more challenging material. Also included is a comprehensive list of additional books and resources on a variety of topics so readers can continue expanding their skills. Astrophotography Is Easy! doesn’t simply teach you the basic skills for becoming an astrophotographer: it provides you with the foundations you will need for a lifelong pursuit.

The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets

Author : Ruben Kier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441906037
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets written by Ruben Kier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any amateur astronomer who is interested in astrophotography, particularly if just getting started, needs to know what objects are best for imaging in each month of the year. These are not necessarily the same objects that are the most spectacular or intriguing visually. The camera reveals different things and has different requirements. What objects in the sky tonight are large enough, bright enough, and high enough to be photographed? This book reveals, for each month of the year, the choicest celestial treasures within the reach of a commercial CCD camera. Helpful hints and advice on framing, exposures, and filters are included. Each deep sky object is explained in beautiful detail, so that observers will gain a richer understanding of these astronomical objects. This is not a book that dwells on the technology of CCD, Webcam, wet, or other types of astrophotography. Neither is it a book about in-depth computer processing of the images (although this topic is included). Detailed discussions of these topics can be found in other publications. This book focuses on what northern latitude objects to image at any given time of the year to get the most spectacular results.

The Art of Astrophotography

Author : Ian Morison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316618412
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Astrophotography written by Ian Morison and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a step-by-step guide of how anyone can capture and produce beautiful astronomical images, for beginners and professionals alike.

Capturing the Cosmic Light - A Handbook of Astrophotography

Author : Sathyakumar P M Sharma
Publisher : Manipal Universal Press
ISBN 13 : 9382460411
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Capturing the Cosmic Light - A Handbook of Astrophotography written by Sathyakumar P M Sharma and published by Manipal Universal Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Astrophotography is the first book dedicated to Astronomical Imaging through modest equipment, and the first to be published in India. It is a chronicle of the techniques learnt and employed by the author and by no means are proprietary. It is assumed that the reader is equipped with the basic knowledge to use a digital camera. After showing the many methods to capture the Cosmos, the book shows how to process these images. It is designed to be a handbook and not a user manual. The author hopes that the reader will be confident in astronomical imaging and develop his/her own techniques after reading the book.

The Astrophotography Manual

Author : Chris Woodhouse
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317680146
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Astrophotography Manual written by Chris Woodhouse and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Astrophotography Manual is for those photographers who aspire to move beyond using standard SLR cameras and editing software, and who are ready to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the solar system. Beginning with a brief astronomy primer, this book takes readers through the full astrophotography process, from choosing and using equipment through image capture, calibration, and processing. This combination of technical background information and the hands-on approach brings the science down to earth with a practical method to plan for success. Features include: Over 400 images, graphs, and tables to illustrate these concepts A wide range of hardware to be used, including smartphones, tablets, and the latest mount technologies How to utilize a variety of leading software such as Maxim DL, Nebulosity, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop, and PixInsight Case studies showing how and when to use certain tools and overcoming technical challenges How sensor performance and light pollution relate to image quality and exposure planning