The Astrophotography Manual: A Practical and Scientific Approach to Deep Space Imaging - Couverture souple

Woodhouse, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 113877684X ISBN 13 : 9781138776845

Editeur : CRC Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Capturing the serene beauty of planets, stars, and celestial bodies is both fine art and scientific discovery. Fascinating, challenging, and extremely rewarding, astrophotography is a pursuit that is greatly enhanced by gaining access to the type of detailed instruction this book offers, with charts, tables, over (number of TK) images, and real-life troubleshooting advice in detailed case studies. The Astrophotography Manual is for those astrophotographers who wish to swiftly move beyond using standard SLR cameras and Photoshop, and who are ready to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the solar system.

Beginning with a brief astronomy primer, this book takes readers through the full astrophotography process, from equipment choice and set-up, through image acquisition, image calibration, and processing. Along the way it explains how sensor performance and light pollution relate to image quality and exposure planning. This book will satisfy the technical and practical reader and uses case studies to illustrate the entire process, using a range of equipment (including tablets and smartphones), exploring deep sky and planetary objects, and utilizing a variety of software, including Maxim, Nebulosity, Photoshop, RegiStax and PixInsight.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Astrophotography Manual is for those photographers who aspire to move beyond using standard SLR cameras and editing software, and who are ready to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the solar system. Beginning with a brief astronomy primer, this book takes readers through the full astrophotography process, from choosing and using equipment through image capture, calibration, and processing. This combination of technical background information and the hands-on approach brings the science down to earth with a practical method to plan for success. Features include:

• Over 400 images, graphs, and tables to illustrate these concepts
• A wide range of hardware to be used, including smartphones, tablets, and the latest mount technologies
• How to utilize a variety of leading software such as Maxim DL, Nebulosity, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop, and PixInsight
• Case studies showing how and when to use certain tools and overcoming technical challenges
• How sensor performance and light pollution relate to image quality and exposure planning

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 113877684X
• ISBN 13: 9781138776845
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288