Overview
- Expands on the first edition to give detailed image processing guidance incorporating all of the technology advances over the last eight years
- Includes a new chapter on how to create images by downloading and processing space telescope data available online
- Features many new full color images from a renowned astroimager
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 book shows you how to enhance the visuals in the "electronic darkroom" for maximum beauty and impact. The wealth of options in the astrophotography realm has exploded in the recent past, and Parker proves an able guide for the interested imager to improve his or her comfort level against this exciting new technological backdrop.
From addressing the latest DSLR equipment to updating the usage of Hyperstar imaging telescopes and explaining the utility of parallel imaging arrays, this edition brings the book fully up-to-date, and includes clear tutorials, helpful references, and gorgeous color astrophotography by one of the experts inthe field.
Reviews
“The writing is very clear, offering many tips and techniques. … This book will be a valuable reference to anyone wishing to get started in this fascinating hobby.” (Computing Reviews, November, 2017)
“This book doubles as a technical guide to deep sky astrophotography for intermediate or advanced astrophotography enthusiasts but also as an inspirational guide to show what can be achieved with enough time and effort. … And ‘Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images’ might just provide you with the inspiration to do so together with the skills you'd need to start taking amazing photos of some of the most beautiful astronomical objects.” (AstroMadness.com, August, 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Greg Parker was Head of the Nanoscale Systems Integration Group at Southampton University in southern England until his recent retirement. His deep-sky astronomical images have been published in Astronomy Now and Sky at Night magazines. He is the author of Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics (IOP, ISBN 0750310219), and has written many scientific papers and articles, mostly in the area of photonics and optoelectronics, as well as a chapter (Guided-wave Optical Communications: Materials) in Elsevier’s Encyclopaedia of Materials: Science & Technology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images
Book Subtitle: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software
Authors: Greg Parker
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46316-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46315-5Published: 04 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46316-2Published: 26 October 2016
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 189
Number of Illustrations: 87 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Photography