Digital SLR cameras have made it easier than ever before to photograph the night sky. This definitive handbook includes simple projects for beginners as well as guides for choosing and testing equipment, and advanced information for enthusiasts, discussing telescope photography, image processing software and opportunities for astronomical research.
Digital SLR cameras have made it easier than ever before to photograph the night sky. This definitive handbook includes simple projects for beginners as well as guides for choosing and testing equipment, and advanced information for enthusiasts, discussing telescope photography, image processing software and opportunities for astronomical research.
Michael A. Covington is one of America's leading amateur astronomers and the author of the highly acclaimed Astrophotography for the Amateur (Cambridge, second edition, 1999). He was a professor of computational linguistics and artificial intelligence at the University of Georgia. Now retired from academia, he runs a consulting business in Athens, Georgia, from where he continues to take pictures of the stars.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Part I. DSLRs for Astrophotography: 1. Welcome to DSLR astrophotography 2. Digital image technology 3. DSLR operation 4. Five simple projects Part II. Equipment and Techniques: 5. Deep-sky image acquisition 6. Coupling cameras to telescopes 7. Camera lenses 8. Tracking the stars 9. Precision tracking and guiding 10. Power and camera control in the field Part III. Image Processing: 11. Deep-sky image processing 12. Workflow with specific software 13. More image processing techniques 14. Sun, moon, eclipses, and planets Part IV. Advanced Topics: 15. Sensor performance 16. Testing sensors 17. Spectral response and filter modification 18. Tools for astronomical research Part V. Appendices A. Digital processing of film images B. Exposure tables Index.
Preface Part I. DSLRs for Astrophotography: 1. Welcome to DSLR astrophotography 2. Digital image technology 3. DSLR operation 4. Five simple projects Part II. Equipment and Techniques: 5. Deep-sky image acquisition 6. Coupling cameras to telescopes 7. Camera lenses 8. Tracking the stars 9. Precision tracking and guiding 10. Power and camera control in the field Part III. Image Processing: 11. Deep-sky image processing 12. Workflow with specific software 13. More image processing techniques 14. Sun, moon, eclipses, and planets Part IV. Advanced Topics: 15. Sensor performance 16. Testing sensors 17. Spectral response and filter modification 18. Tools for astronomical research Part V. Appendices A. Digital processing of film images B. Exposure tables Index.
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