Astrophotography for the Amateur
Astrophotography for the Amateur
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.
- Considerably expanded and updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateur astronomers (first pub '84, revised '91)
- Concise but comprehensive - covering both traditional photography and CCD imaging
- Ideal introduction for novices; with new sections on advanced techniques to satisfy the most experienced amateur
- Illustrated with hundreds of spectacular images by the best amateurs from around the world - including 60 colour images (50 new) and 230 b&w (160 new)
Reviews & endorsements
"...highly recommend[ed]... to novice astrophotographers, but it is also an excellent reference for more advanced individuals....This work would also serve well in the field, as a quick reference to many of the formulas and techniques contained within." Sky & Telescope
"I enjoyed this book the first time I picked it up...I still find it a prime source for everything having to do with photographing the heavens." Paul R. Castle, Reflector
"I enjoyed this book the first time I picked it up...I still find it a prime source for everything having to do with photographing the heavens." Paul R. Castle, Reflector
"After reading this book, many will find it hard to resist the fascinating pursuit of astrophotography, which sometimes yields results that are of interest to professional photographers. This is the finest treatment of the subject at this level available in book form and is perfect for its intended audience." Science Books and Films
Product details
August 2013Adobe eBook Reader
9780511252310
0 pages
0kg
259 b/w illus. 60 colour illus. 92 tables
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Simple Techniques:
- 1. Welcome to astrophotography
- 2. Photographing stars without a telescope
- 3. Comets, meteors, aurorae, and space dust
- 4. The moon
- 5. Eclipses
- Part II. Advanced Techniques:
- 6. Coupling cameras to telescopes
- 7. The solar system
- 8. Deep-sky photography
- Part III. Photographic Technology:
- 9. Cameras, lenses, and telescopes
- 10. Film
- 11. Developing, printing, and photographic enhancement
- Part IV. Digital Imaging:
- 12. Computer image enhancement
- 13. CCD imaging
- Appendices.
