Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Series: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series DIGITAL ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY The State of the Art This book is the successor to David Ratledge’s much-acclaimed The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy. CCD cameras and their associated technologies have continued to make great strides since the original book was...

Table of Contents:

• Afocal Photography with Digital Cameras
• An Introduction to Webcam Imaging
• Long-Exposure Webcams and Image Stacking Techniques
• Deep-Sky Imaging with a Digital SLR
• IRIS: Astronomical Image-Processing Software
• High-Resolution Imaging of the Planets
• High-Resolution CCD Imaging
• Out-Smarting Light Pollution
• The Hybrid Image: A New Astro-Imaging Philosophy
• Amateur Spectroscopy in the 21st Century
• Successful Patrolling for Supernovae.