Product Information
Deep-Sky Video Astronomy is a concise guide to using modern integrating video cameras for deep-sky viewing and imaging with the kinds of modest telescopes available commercially to amateur astronomers. It includes an introduction and a brief history of the technology, camera types, etc. The authors then examine the pros and cons of this unrefrigerated yet highly efficient technology, which is already beginning to compete with expensive astronomical cooled-chip CCD cameras in quality and ease of use. There is a thorough examination of accessories used to achieve particular results. Examples are focal reducers, Barlow lenses, and optical filters. However, the focus is mostly on the practical side of creating beautiful and detailed astronomical portraits using image-stacking software, enhancement tools like PhotoShop, and creating color images with a black-and-white camera. Practical step-by-step examples supported by tried and trusted tips show how to achieve the best possible deep-sky video portrait!Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-139780387876115
eBay Product ID (ePID)90916591
Product Key Features
Book TitleDeep-Sky Video Astronomy
AuthorSteve Quirk, Steve Massey
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicEngineering & Technology, Astronomy
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages185 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height235mm
Item Width155mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSteve Quirk, Steve Massey
Series TitleThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States