The Art of Astrophotography
eBook - PDF

The Art of Astrophotography

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Art of Astrophotography

About this book

In The Art of Astrophotography, astronomer and Popular Astronomy columnist Ian Morison provides the essential foundations of how to produce beautiful astronomical images. Every type of astroimaging is covered, from images of the Moon and planets, to the constellations, star clusters and nebulae within our Milky Way Galaxy and the faint light of distant galaxies. He achieves this through a series of worked examples and short project walk-throughs, detailing the equipment needed – starting with just a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera and tripod, and increasing in complexity as the book progresses - followed by the way to best capture the images and then how, step by step, these may be processed and enhanced to provide results that can rival those seen in astronomical magazines and books. Whether you are just getting into astrophotography or are already deeply involved, Morison's advice will help you capture and create enticing astronomical images.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Imaging Star Trails
  10. 2 Imaging a Constellation with a DSLR and Tripod
  11. 3 Imaging the Milky Way with a DSLR and Tracking Mount
  12. 4 Imaging the Moon with a Compact Camera or Smartphone
  13. 5 Imaging the Moon with a DSLR
  14. 6 Imaging the Pleiades Cluster with a DSLR and Small Refractor
  15. 7 Imaging the Orion Nebula, M42, with a Modified Canon DSLR
  16. 8 Telescopes and Their Accessories for Use in Astroimaging
  17. 9 Towards Stellar Excellence
  18. 10 Cooling a DSLR Camera to Reduce Sensor Noise
  19. 11 Imaging the North America and Pelican Nebulae
  20. 12 Combating Light Pollution – the Bane of Astrophotographers
  21. 13 Imaging Planets with an Astronomical Video Camera or Canon DSLR
  22. 14 Video Imaging of the Moon with a Webcam or DSLR
  23. 15 Imaging the Sun in White Light
  24. 16 Imaging the Sun in the Light of its H-alpha Emission
  25. 17 Imaging Meteors
  26. 18 Imaging Comets
  27. 19 Using a Cooled ‘One Shot Colour’ Camera
  28. 20 Cooled Monochrome CCD Cameras
  29. 21 LRGB Colour Imaging
  30. 22 Narrowband Colour Imaging
  31. Appendix A: Telescopes for Imaging
  32. Appendix B: Telescope Mounts
  33. Appendix C: The Effects of the Atmosphere
  34. Appendix D: Autoguiding
  35. Appendix E: Image Calibration
  36. Appendix F: Practical Aspects of Astroimaging
  37. Appendix G: A Survey of Astronomical Websites and Instructional DVDs
  38. Index