The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography
, by Kier, RubenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781441906021 | 1441906029
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/21/2009
Astronomical observing and photography are favorite pastimes of yours. You want to combine the two, but youre not sure how. Or perhaps you have dabbled in astronomy for a while and want to take another step.
Preface | p. vii |
Acknowledgements | p. ix |
Introduction | p. xvii |
Best 100 Astrophotography Targets | |
January: Mostly Nebulae | p. 3 |
January 1: Spiral Galaxy IC 342 | p. 4 |
January 2: Pleiades Open Cluster | p. 7 |
January 6: California Nebula | p. 10 |
January 21: Witch Head Nebula | p. 13 |
January 24: Flaming Star Nebula | p. 16 |
January 26: Tadpole Emission Nebula | p. 19 |
January 27: Open Cluster M38 with Open Cluster NGC 1907 | p. 22 |
January 29: Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant | p. 25 |
January 29: Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula | p. 28 |
January 31: Horsehead and Flame Nebulae | p. 31 |
February: Clusters and Nebulae | p. 35 |
February 1: Reflection Nebula M78 | p. 36 |
February 2: Open Cluster M37 | p. 39 |
February 6: Angel Nebula | p. 42 |
February 6: Open Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 | p. 45 |
February 9: Jellyfish Nebula | p. 48 |
February 12: Rosette Nebula and Cluster | p. 51 |
February 14: Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster | p. 54 |
February 24: TriorÆs Helmet | p. 57 |
February 27: Medusa Nebula | p. 60 |
February 27: Eskimo Nebula | p. 63 |
March: Clusters and Galaxies | p. 67 |
March 1: Open Clusters M46 and M47 | p. 68 |
March 2: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 | p. 71 |
March 20: Ancient Open Cluster M67 | p. 74 |
March 30: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903 | p. 77 |
April: Galaxy Pairs and Groups | p. 81 |
April 5: Galaxies M81 and M82 | p. 82 |
April 10: Little Pinwheel Galaxy | p. 87 |
April 11: Hickson 44 Galaxy Group | p. 90 |
April 17: Galaxy Pair M95 and M96 | p. 93 |
April 24: Owl Nebula M97 with Galaxy M108 | p. 96 |
April 26: Galaxy Trio in Leo | p. 99 |
April 26: Hamburger Galaxy NGC 3628 | p. 102 |
April 30: Galaxy Pair NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 | p. 105 |
May: Diversity of Galaxy Shapes | p. 109 |
May 6: Galaxy M109 | p. 110 |
May 11: Silver Needle Galaxy | p. 113 |
May 11: Galaxy Ml06 | p. 116 |
May 12: Galaxies M100 and NGC 4312 | p. 119 |
May 13: MarkarianÆs Chain | p. 122 |
May 16: Needle Galaxy | p. 125 |
May 17: Sombrero Galaxy | p. 128 |
May 17: Whale Galaxy and Hockey Stick Galaxy | p. 131 |
May 19: Ringed Galaxy NGC 4725 | p. 134 |
May 19: Spiral Galaxy M94 | p. 137 |
May 21: Black Eye Galaxy M64 | p. 140 |
May 24: Sunflower Galaxy M63 | p. 142 |
May 29: Whirlpool Galaxy M51 | p. 145 |
June: Globular Clusters and More Galaxies | p. 149 |
June 1: Globular Cluster M3 | p. 150 |
June 6: Pinwheel Galaxy M101 | p. 153 |
June 25: Splinter Galaxy | p. 156 |
June 26: Globular Cluster M5 | p. 159 |
July: Just Globular Clusters | p. 163 |
July 17: Great Hercules Cluster | p. 164 |
July 18: Globular Cluster M12 | p. 167 |
August: Planetary and Emission Nebulae | p. 171 |
August 5: CatÆs Eye Nebula | p. 172 |
August 6-7: Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae | p. 175 |
August 7: Lagoon Nebula | p. 178 |
August 10: Eagle Nebula | p. 181 |
August 11: Swan Nebula | p. 184 |
August 15: Globular Cluster M22 | p. 187 |
August 18: Wild Duck Cluster | p. 190 |
August 19: Ring Nebula | p. 193 |
September: Autumn Assortment | p. 197 |
September 1: BarnardÆs Galaxy | p. 198 |
September 5: Dumbbell Nebula | p. 201 |
September 8: Crescent Nebula | p. 204 |
September 14: Fireworks Galaxy and Cluster NGC 6939 | p. 207 |
September 17: Veil Nebula, ôWitchÆs Broomö of Veil | p. 209 |
September 19: Eastern Loop of Veil: The Network Nebula | p. 211 |
September 18: Pelican Nebula | p. 214 |
September 20: North American Nebula | p. 217 |
September 20: Fetus Nebula | p. 220 |
September 21: Iris Nebula | p. 223 |
September 28 and 29: Globular Clusters M15 and M2 | p. 226 |
September 30: Nebula IC 1396 and the ElephantÆs Trunk | p. 229 |
October: Halloween Treats | p. 233 |
October 4: Cocoon Nebula | p. 234 |
October 9: WolfÆs Cave and the Cepheus Flare | p. 237 |
October 13: Helix Nebula | p. 240 |
October 14: StephanÆs Quintet | p. 243 |
October 15: Deer Lick Galaxy Group | p. 246 |
October 19: Flying Horse Nebula | p. 249 |
October 20: Cave Nebula | p. 252 |
October 26: Bubble Nebula and M52 Cluster | p. 255 |
October 27: Blue Snowball Nebula | p. 258 |
November: The Great Galaxies | p. 261 |
November 1: Andromeda Galaxy and Companions | p. 262 |
November 2: Skull Nebula and Galaxy NGC 255 | p. 265 |
November 17: Sculptor Galaxy | p. 268 |
November 18: Pacman Nebula | p. 271 |
November 25: ET Cluster | p. 274 |
November 29: Triangulum Galaxy | p. 277 |
November 30: Spiral Galaxy M74 | p. 280 |
December: Celestial Potpourri | p. 283 |
December 1: Little Dumbbell Nebula | p. 284 |
December 5: Nautilus Galaxy NGC 772 | p. 287 |
December 10: Double Cluster | p. 290 |
December 11: Outer Limits Galaxy | p. 292 |
December 11: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 925 | p. 295 |
December 14: Heart Nebula and December 18: Soul Nebula | p. 298 |
December 18: Spiral Galaxy M77 | p. 301 |
Getting Started in CCD Imaging | |
Equipment for Astrophotography | p. 307 |
First and Foremost, the Mount | p. 308 |
Beginner Scopes for Imaging | p. 309 |
Choosing a Camera | p. 311 |
Autoguiders | p. 313 |
Investing Wisely in Software | p. 315 |
Acquiring the Image | p. 317 |
Siting the Telescope | p. 318 |
Polar Alignment | p. 320 |
Choosing the Target | p. 322 |
Calculating Your Fields of View and Scale | p. 324 |
Finding, Centering, and Framing the Target | p. 326 |
Focusing | p. 328 |
Autoguiding | p. 330 |
Exposing | p. 332 |
Dark Frames | p. 334 |
Flat Fields | p. 336 |
The Order of Image Processing | p. 339 |
Image Reduction/Calibration | p. 340 |
Optional Steps | p. 341 |
Aligning Images | p. 342 |
Combining Images | p. 343 |
Deconvolution | p. 344 |
Color Combining | p. 345 |
Histograms and Curves | p. 346 |
Luminance Layering | p. 348 |
Color Enrichment | p. 350 |
Image Sharpening and Blurring | p. 351 |
Dealing out Gradients | p. 353 |
Final Cleanup | p. 354 |
About the Author | p. 355 |
Index | p. 357 |
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