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Title: Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art Author(s): David Ratledge Pages: 184 Publisher: Springer; 1 edition Publication date: 2005 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 1852337346 ISBN-13: Description: The CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) has revolutionised optical astronomy during the past 20 years, and specialised astronomical CCD cameras are now even more affordable, colour is standard, and they provide spectacular results.
Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art, provides some examples of the best images, and gives readers hints and tips about how to get the best out of this extraordinary technology.
Experts in CCD astronomy from North America and Europe have contributed to this book, illustrating their help and advice with many beautiful colour images the book is in full colour throughout. Techniques range from using simple webcams to highly technical aspects such as supernovae patrolling. Computer processing, stacking and image-enhancement are detailed, along with many hints and tips from the experts.
From the reviews:
"This colourful book is yet another addition to the forty-strong library of Patrick Moores Practical Astronomy Series produced by Springer. it is a very interesting book and the colour illustrations are excellent and beautifully reproduced. Undoubtedly it will inspire many beginners to find out much more information about astronomical imaging." (Martin Mobberley, Astronomy Now, February, 2006)
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Title: Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art