Digital Astrophotography : The State of the

This book is the successor to David Ratledge's much-acclaimed The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy. CCD cameras and their associated technologies have continued to make great strides since the original book was first published almost eight years ago, particularly in the universal availability of color cameras and in the dramatically lower cost of equipment.

1. Introduction

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David Ratledge

Section I: Getting Started

2. Afocal Photography with Digital Cameras

15

(16)

David Haworth

3. An Introduction to Webcam Imaging

31

(14)

David Ratledge

4. Long-Exposure Webcams and Image Stacking Techniques

45

(16)

Keith Wiley and Steve Chambers

5. Deep-Sky Imaging with a Digital SLR

61

(18)

Johannes Schedler

Section 2: Getting Serious

6. IRIS: Astronomical Image-Processing Software

79

(10)

Christian Buil

7. High-Resolution Imaging of the Planets

89

(10)

Damian A. Peach

8. High-Resolution CCD Imaging

99

(18)

Brian Lula

9. Out-Smarting Light Pollution

117

David Ratledge

Section 3: Advanced

10. The Hybrid Image: A New Astro-Imaging Philosophy

135

(16)

Robert Gendler

11. Amateur Spectroscopy in the 21st Century

151

(12)

Dale E. Mais

12. Successful Patrolling for Supernovae

163

(12)

Tom Boles

Contributors

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Digital Astrophotography : The State of the Art

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