Practical Astrophotography

By: Jeffrey R. Charles

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Paperback | 15 May 2000

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Almost all amateur astronomers want to take photographs of the night sky. For all but the simplest star-trail pictures, this involves machinery - a telescope drive - to track the stars, essential to compensate for the rotation of the earth. The task becomes even more complicated when photographing very small or very faint objects that require high magnification or very long exposure times.
Amateurs have many options according to their requirements, technical ability, and budget. Astrophotography for Amateurs looks at all the possibilities, including normal ("wet") photography, CCD imaging, and modern techniques of computer enhancement. There are sections about photographing different classes of astronomical object from the Moon to faint nebulae, as well as a thorough look at the equipment needed.

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Photography Basics	p. 1
Cameras	p. 1
Exposure Time	p. 7
f/stops	p. 8
Interrelation of Exposure Time and f/ratio	p. 10
Photographic Films	p. 12
Image Quality	p. 21
Astrophotography Basics	p. 27
Types of Telescopes	p. 27
Telescope Mountings and Drives	p. 35
Types of Astrophotography	p. 41
Calculating Focal Length, f/ratio, etc	p. 59
Visual Magnification	p. 61
Focal Length and Photographic "Magnification"	p. 63
Image Scale and Field of View	p. 65
Determination of Your Telescope's Focal Length and f/ratio	p. 67
Calculating Effective Focal Length and f/ratio with Auxiliary Optics	p. 71
Light Transmission Value	p. 87
What to Expect from Your Equipment	p. 93
Vibration and Tracking Error	p. 94
Atmospheric Conditions	p. 95
Aperture, Optical Quality, and Resolution	p. 97
Subject Brightness, Aperture, and f/ratio	p. 106
Tradeoffs	p. 108
Travel and Astrophotography	p. 117
Packing Equipment for Efficient Transportation and Setup	p. 118
Light Pollution and Site Selection	p. 119
Suggested Etiquette at Sites Used By Multiple Observers	p. 121
Astrophotography and Foreign Travel	p. 124
Getting Your Equipment Through Airports and Other Terminals	p. 125
Culture and Your Travel Plans	p. 128
Astrophotography Without a Sidereal Drive	p. 135
Astrophotography Without Tracking	p. 135
Simple and Effective Short Duration Tracking Methods	p. 144
The "Barn Door" Mount	p. 148
Astrophotography With a Sidereal Drive	p. 153
Polar Alignment	p. 157
Piggyback Astrophotography	p. 168
Prime Focus Telescopic Photography of Solar System Objects	p. 172
Photographing Specific Solar System Objects Close Up	p. 174
Guided Astrophotography Through a Telescope	p. 185
Using a Guide Scope	p. 190
Off-Axis Guided Astrophotography	p. 191
Guided Astrophotography with Auxiliary Optics	p. 202
Guided Cometary Photography	p. 206
Photographing Astronomical Events	p. 209
Meteor Showers	p. 212
Conjunctions	p. 214
Occultations	p. 216
Lunar Eclipses	p. 219
Solar Eclipses	p. 225
After You Take Your Astrophotos	p. 239
Film Developing	p. 239
Care of Film and Digital Storage Media	p. 240
Identifying and Correcting Common Problems	p. 242
Image Processing Through Copying	p. 246
Image Processing in the Darkroom	p. 248
Analog Processing of Video and Still Images	p. 257
Digital Image Processing	p. 259
Synergistic Combinations of Analog and Digital Image Processing	p. 264
Special Effects	p. 265
Astrophotography and Astronomical Software	p. 269
Astrophotography Exposure Guide	p. 275
Exposure Data Form	p. 279
Condensed Step By Step Guide to Prime Focus Off-Axis Guided Photography	p. 281
Sample Checklist for Star Party or Astrophotography Session at a Domestic Site	p. 283
Sample Checklist for International Astophotograpy or Eclipse Expedition	p. 287
Intellectual Property; Relevant Patents and Allowed Use	p. 291
App. G: Bibliography and Other References	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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