Michael A. Covington University of Georgia Price: AUD$75.95
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Bindings: Paperback Date of Publication: 27/5/1999 Bibliographic Description: 1999 244 x 187 mm 346pp 99 line diagrams 160 half-tones 60 colour plates 92 tables
This much expanded and fully 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. This new edition has been completely revised and includes new chapters on computer image processing and CCD imaging; expanded advice on choosing cameras and telescopes; completely updated information about the films; an expanded bibliography; hundreds of new photographs (colour, and black and white) demonstrating the latest equipment and techniques. This has become the standard handbook for all amateur astronomers. Now updated and expanded, this is 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.
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.
Key Features
Considerably expanded and fully updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateur astronomers (first pub 1984, revised 1991)
Concise but comprehensive - covering both traditional photography and CCD imaging
Ideal introduction for novices; with new sections on advanced techniques to satisf
`... the authorīs friendly, authoritative style makes the book a splendid read ... This is an excellent introduction to astronomical imaging with many beautiful colour pictures, is suitable for beginners and advanced photographers. Highly recommended!ī Nik Szymanek, Astronomy Now
