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Author:   Gregory I. Redfern
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.902kg
ISBN:  

9783030459420

ISBN 10:   303045942
Pages:   461
Publication Date:   30 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Children/juvenile ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Dedication Foreword Author’s Note About the Author Chapter 1Introduction Chapter 2Cameras Chapter 3Lenses Chapter 4Telescopes Chapter 5Imaging Methods with Your Telescope  Chapter 6Mountings  Chapter 7Software and Other Necessary Accessories Chapter 8Astrophotography Rules to Live By Chapter 9Getting Acquainted with the Sky Chapter 10Location Matters Chapter 11It’s Astrophotography Time! Chapter 12The Sun and More   Chapter 13The Moon Chapter 14Eclipses Chapter 15The Stars and Planets Chapter 16International Space Station and Satellites Chapter 17Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, Fireballs, Bolides, Meteor Showers Chapter 18Aurorae and Glows in the Sky Chapter 19The Milky Way Chapter 20DSOs – Deep Sky Objects  Chapter 21Process, Print and Post Your Astropics     Chapter 22The Astrophotography Bug Chapter 23 Suggested Reading and Internet Links Appendix: Suggested Reading and Internet Links Index

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True to its title, this comprehensive how-to book tries to cover everything a novice astrophotographer needs to know: cameras, lenses, and telescopes; imaging methods, mountings, and software; and techniques and tips for capturing such celestial objects and events as the Sun, Moon, stars, eclipses, and auroras. Gregory Redfern draws on his more than four decades of experience as an astrophotographer to provide key guidance to even the most rank amateur and launch them on a lifetime of celestial exploration. (Physics Today, Vol. 73 (11), 2020)

“Astrophotography is Easy! Basics for Beginners … a book for budding astro-imagers that avoids overly technical jargon in favour of a casual, reader-friendly guide. The tome contains practical advice on photographing everything in the sky from the Sun, Moon, and planets to nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies, as well as the best techniques to record each one.” (Sky and Telescope Magazine, February, 2021) “True to its title, this comprehensive how-to book tries to cover everything a novice astrophotographer needs to know: cameras, lenses, and telescopes; imaging methods, mountings, and software; and techniques and tips for capturing such celestial objects and events as the Sun, Moon, stars, eclipses, and auroras. Gregory Redfern draws on his more than four decades of experience as an astrophotographer to provide key guidance to even the most rank amateur and launch them on a lifetime of celestial exploration.” (Physics Today, Vol. 73 (11), 2020)

Author Information

"Greg Redfern, known on twitter as “@SkyGuyinVA,” has been an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy for five different colleges since 1984. As a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, he has shared NASA's missions to the solar system with many audiences in person as well as on air with Voice Of America (VOA) International, Fox 5 WTTG TV, NBC4 Washington, CBS News and WJLA7. Since 2006, he has been the space reporter for WTOP Radio and WTOP.com. Greg's daily astronomy blog, ""What’s Up?: The Space Place” has had over 3.2 million views from around the world. As a writer, he has authored numerous articles for Sky and Telescope, Meteorite Magazine, Skywatch and a number of newspapers, including Gannet and USA Today. Greg has been observing and photographing the sky for over five decades and collecting meteorites for years. He has used telescopes of all kinds and visited observatories, NASA facilities, and geological sites all over the world. His astrophotographs have appeared online on NASA.gov, MSN.com, the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, Earth and Sky.org, The Planetary Society, Space.com, Universe Today, and other online publications. For years, cruise ship guests and visitors to Shenandoah National Park have enjoyed Greg’s presentations, where he mingles the folklore and science of the stars."

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