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- Written by an expert who created an SGP tutorial and has worked with the program for many years
- Caters directly to SGP users, beginners and more experienced
- Extensive coverage of the system and its ancillaries without being overly technical
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
The book begins with a special tutorial to get up and running with SGP. With a comprehensive reference section, it takes the user in detail through the various aspects of user and equipment profiles, equipment definitions, the sequencer, and other essential elements of SGP. Finally, it focuses on how to get the most out of the ancillary programs—target databases, autoguiders, plate solvers, planetarium software, and other applications.
Oftentimes, technical guides can end up being far denser than the processes they intend to explain. Many of the insights provided by SGP expert Alex McConahay are beyond what can be found in the official program documentation. In this book, the reader will find in-depth, yet straightforward practical advice on how to automate nightly astroimaging sessions with Sequence Generator Pro.
Reviews
“The author has written a great deal of on-line material about sgp and he clearly has a lot of experience with the program and what can go wrong. There is much here which will help new and experienced users alike.” (Nick James, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1280), February, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
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Moreno Valley, USA
Alex McConahay
About the author
Alex holds a Masters in Education, with majors or minors in Business, History, English, and Administration. He was a high school English teacher for six years or so around 1980, moved into school administration in 1985, became principal of a high school for nine years, and then served as district-wide director of student services until his retirement in 2000. He likes to travel and has been to all 50 states and more than 100 countries. He has two grown sons and lives with his wife Judy in Moreno Valley, California. A
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Using Sequence Generator Pro and Friends
Book Subtitle: Imaging with SGP, PHD2, and Related Software
Authors: Alex McConahay
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19719-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19718-6Published: 26 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19719-3Published: 10 September 2019
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 417
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 153 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Photography