Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software
In this updated version of his classic on deep-sky imaging, astrophotographer Greg Parker describes how the latest technology can help amateur astronomers process their own beautiful images. Whether you are taking your own images from a backyard system or processing data from space telescopes, this...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2017 |
| Series: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- How did I start?
- The Beginning – and a Serious Health Warning!
- Assembling your Imaging System
- Computational Considerations – Data Acquisition and Image Processing
- A Permanent Setup
- First Light – Choosing your Objects
- First Light – your First Objects
- Wide-Field Imaging with a Short Focal Length Refractor
- Hyperstar III Imaging
- Parallel Imaging with an Array
- Fundamentals of Image Processing
- Processing Professional Data
- The Deep-Sky Images
- Differentiating your Work
- Your Largest Resource
- Book Recommendations
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Physics World Article
- Greg Parker
- Postscript to the 2nd Edition
- Index