books about: astrophotography     books:       Wide-Field Astrophotography: Exposing the Universe Starting With a Common Camera3 reviews Robert Reeves Univ of Alabama Ctr for Bus, 1999 Practical info for novice to expert I'm a novice and found the information easy to digest and practical. Mr. Reeves spends a good amount of time on not just the process of wide-field photography - something anyone with a 35mm camera can learn - but he also discusses the pros and cons of specific brands of cameras and in some cases, specific models. There is an extensive list of films that he rates. Some of the films are fairly ...             Introduction To Digital Astrophotography: Imaging The Universe With A Digital Camera1 review Robert Reeves Willmann-Bell, 2004 Astrophotography with Reeves If you are thinking of trying astrophotography, this is an excellent place to start. Reeves covers the basics of using inexpensive webcams to produce great images with modest telescopes and the basics of using digital cameras (both DSLR and fixed lens) with or without a telescope. I have used a variety of his techniques and they work. For example, using a inexpensive Canon A60 to produce better ...             CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)18 reviews Springer, 2006 Great first book Very down to earth information that was helpful to someone like me who is just getting started. He was very gracious when I contacted him with further questions! How many authors can you do that with.... I recommend this book as a great read.             Digital SLR Astrophotography6 reviews Cambridge University Press, 2007 Excellent resource for current information on DSLR Astrophotography Michael Covington's new book contains the latest information, it was published in December of 2007, on recent cameras' and their features that apply to digital astrophotography. The author, after covering the DSLR features, makes informed recommendations regarding their use for astrophotography. I highly recommend this book.             Practical Astrophotography5 reviews Jeffrey R. Charles Springer, 2000 Joy of star-gazing It has been 2 years since I was into astronomy. This is a book which talks much about astronomical photography. I enjoy the content in here because it is so useful when you take out a telescope, enjoying the delight of stars twinkling... I am 16 in Taiwan, a boy who likes astronomy best. I hope I can read far more books as I want. Hope you enjoy the pleasure to stare at the very true universe ...             Heavenly Bodies: The Photographer's Guide to Astrophotography3 reviews Esq., Bert P. Krages Amherst Media, Inc., 2003 Heavenly Bodies is Great! This is an awesome book for anyone interested in learning about astrophotography. The book is easy to read and well laid out. The great thing about this book is it shows that anyone can do astrophotography without spending a lot of money on gear. It is full of information on how to get started, what you can use, how to plan for potential shots, etc. The author even included some well timed ...             Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos11 reviews Stefan Seip Rocky Nook, 2007 Wonderous Book For Seeing the Cosmos Through The Lens 'Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos' is a wonderful guide for any hobbyists that enjoy looking up at the night sky and wishing to record the images they see for prosperity. Like all of the photography genre there is so much more to taking pictures than just pressing a button and aiming, no matter what the subject matter is. When you look up at the sky and all you see for ...             Astrophotography: Featuring the Fx System of Exposure Determination1 review Barry Gordon Willmann-Bell, 1985 Takes the guesswork out of astrophotography This book is really a gem. While it covers all aspects of astrophotography, including equipment, film, etc..., its real strength and main focus is determining exposure. Most other books I've examined are weak on this point. They give fairly vague rules of thumb and tell you to bracket exposures to make sure you get a good result. This book doesn't do that. Gordon has developed an extremely ...             A Guide to Skywatching1 review Fog City Press, 2004 an excellent introduction So you have questions about stargazing but you don't know where to start? Look no further than this excellent guide. "Skywatching" begins by discussing the interesting history behind astronomy. The history is given a thorough treatment but is not overly done. The author includes just enough to build on the fascination we already have as attested by purchasing this book. I believe the most ...             Astrophotography for the Amateur11 reviews Michael A. Covington Cambridge University Press, 1999 Very good reference book for any astrophotographer Micheal Covington's book covers all aspects of astrophotography starting from objects, from camera selection to films, exposure methods, mounts and drives, guiding of the mount & guiding accuracy/errors, and of course the CCD imaging. I also gives ideas on how to build a simple barn door mount. It does not end at taking exposures. After an exposure is taken we have to convert it into an ...             Astrophotography1 review H.J.P. Arnold Hamlyn, 1995 Great Book I'am happy to comment on what a great book this is, I just wish I would have read it earlier. For those of you who are new at Astrophotography this is a great book its simple to read and is very well written.I have read other astrophotography books but this book I really like.             A Guide to Astrophotography with Digital SLR Cameras4 reviews Jerry Lodriguss Astropix LLC, 2006 Best Astrophotography information This CD by Jerry Lodriguss on astrophotography with a Digital SLR camera is the best written and informative product I have had the pleasure to own and learn from. I have more than 20 books on this subject in my collection and this is by far the best. I highly recommend it to all who are or may be interested in "astrophotography."             Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)4 reviews Springer, 2005 Covers a lot of ground Let me start by saying - Do not make this your primary source for information on digital astrophotography. It has a ton of good info for a total beginner like me, but it also leaves out a lot on info. It has a unique format in that each chapter has a different author (a claimed expert in each field). Some were much better than others. All chapters did a decent job of explaining the process of ...             High Resolution Astrophotography (Practical Astronomy Handbooks)3 reviews Jean Dragesco Cambridge University Press, 1995 MR. DRAGESCO, THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC ANYONE WHO IS THINKING OF BUYING A TELESCOPE WOULD BE WISE TO READ WHAT I CALL THE BIBLE OF TELESCOPE BOOKS. MR. DRAGESCO GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHY HE FEELS THAT CERTAIN TELESCOPES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. ALSO THIS BOOK GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT PROCESSING PICTURES AND HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR PICTURES. I JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT THIS BOOK AND HOW IT HELPED ME MAKE A WISE BUYING ...             Astrophotography: An Introduction to Film and Digital Imaging2 reviews H.J.P. Arnold Firefly Books, 2003 Sadly very out of date I agree. I bought this book with the hope that it might reflect much of the newer technology relating to astrophotography today like the Canon 350D and several other digital SLR brands but it is sadly focused on film photography which, in itself, is still a relevant medium but increasingly declining. For those who may be interested in film based photography this book offers a lot.             Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software (Patrick Moore's ...2 reviews Greg Parker Springer, 2007 Saved me a pile of money. I was all set on purchasing a CCD camera for my Celestron C14. After much research I was going to go with the Hyper-Star camera. After reading this book I saw that this choice would be fraught with technical problems more suited to a professional or highly neurotic astro-photographer. Just contemplating trying to focus the Hyper Star camera with a tolerance of microns made my choice plain. I ...             Astrophotography H.J.P. Arnold Philip's, 2002              search for books affordable, amateur, astronomy, astrophotography, beautiful, cameras, capturing, deep-sky, determination, digital, equipment, exposing, exposure, featuring, handbooks, heavenly, high-quality, imaging, introduction, patrick, photographer, practical, quality, resolution, skywatching, software, starting, suburbs, universe, wide-field books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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