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Author:   Robert Gendler
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   179
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.029kg
ISBN:  

9781461478331

ISBN 10:   1461478332
Pages:   387
Publication Date:   11 August 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Theory of Astronomical Imaging.- Bringing Out Small Scale Structure.- Color Amplification.- Wide-field Constellation Imaging and Bringing Out Faint Large Scale Structure.- Narrowband Imaging.- Wide-field Imaging – Strategies for Processing Light Contaminated Data.- High Resolution Planetary and Lunar Imaging.- Deep-Sky Imaging –Workflow 1.- Deep-Sky Imaging – Workflow 2.- Nightscape Imaging.- Deep-Sky Imaging – Workflow 3.- Eclipse Imaging and Processing of the Solar Corona.- Solar Imaging.- Aesthetics and Composition in Deep Sky Imaging.-  High Dynamic Range Processing.- Cosmetics: Noise Reduction and Blemish Repair.- Hybrid Imaging.  

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From the reviews: This book has evoked excitement all over the astrophotographic world. Edited by Robert Gendler and featuring articles by a team of the most celebrated amateur and semi-professional imagers, it provides tutorials in advanced astronomical image processing. ... different imagers describe their workflows, giving a fascinating insight into how many contrasting ways there are to make great pictures. ... This first edition is excellent ... . (Olly Penrice, Astronomy Now, March, 2014)

From the reviews: This book has evoked excitement all over the astrophotographic world. Edited by Robert Gendler and featuring articles by a team of the most celebrated amateur and semi-professional imagers, it provides tutorials in advanced astronomical image processing. ... different imagers describe their workflows, giving a fascinating insight into how many contrasting ways there are to make great pictures. ... This first edition is excellent ... . (Olly Penrice, Astronomy Now, March, 2014)

Author Information

"Robert Gendler is an amateur astrophotographer whose astrophotography has earned him international acclaim. He was featured in the PBS documentary Seeing in the Dark by Timothy Ferris, who called Gendler ""one of the greatest astrophotographers in all of history."" Robert is known among fellow astrophotographers as a pioneer always exploring ways to push the available technology beyond its limits. He has published two books on astrophotography. The first, A Year in the Life of the Universe (Voyageur Press, 2006), was published in four languages (English, Spanish, Polish, and Greek). He is the author of astrophotography books including Capturing the Stars: Astrophotography by the Masters (Voyageur Press, 2009) and Treasures of the Southern Sky (Springer, 2012) highlights the work of the most accomplished astronomical imagers in the world. Gendler received the Hubble Prize for contributions to astrophotography at the Advanced Imaging Conference at San Jose, California in 2007. Robert lives in Avon, Connecticut with his wife and two children.  His work can be viewed at www.robgendlerastropics.com"

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