| The New CCD Astronomy is the most complete guide to electronic imaging you’ll find anywhere. This 476 page oversize (8.5” x 11”) softbound book by Ron Wodaski makes the dream of astrophotography a practical reality. Step-by-step tutorials show you exactly how to take and process images. Extensive illustrations provide detailed information about all aspects of CCD imaging – from how CCD cameras work to how to evaluate the potential of your images. Many sample images show you the possibilities of CCD imaging, as well as how to achieve the same results yourself. Without a doubt, The New CCD Astronomy is the most comprehensive and authoritative ‘how to’ book ever written for CCD imagers. The New CCD Astronomy comes with a free one-year subscription to the book web site. The web site is almost like getting a second book for free. You'll find completely new tutorials, free software, a guide to locating objects for imaging, advice on imaging specific objects, and much more. New material is added to the web site each month. Best of all, the complete text of the book is available for online reading using Adobe Acrobat. Don't miss the CCD Calculator, which can help you select the right CCD camera for your telescope. Here is a list of the chapter titles of the book, showing the breadth of information you’ll find included. Part 1: Getting Started with the New Astronomy - About CCD Cameras
- Acquiring Images
- What Can I Do with a CCD Camera?
2 - Practical Focusing - Focusing Fundamentals
- Focusing Visually
- Software-Assisted Focusing
- Aids to Focusing
- Alternative Focusers
- Other Focusing Aids
3 - Practical Imaging - Setting Up Telescope and Mount
- Signal versus Noise
- Imaging Bright Objects: Sun, Moon, Planets
- Imaging Deep Sky: Clusters, Galaxies, Nebulae
- Fun Science with a CCD Camera
Part 2: Taking Great Pictures - 4 - The Hardware Explained
- Start with a Solid Mount
- Selecting a Telescope
- Choosing Camera and Software
- Matching Camera, Telescope, and Mount
- Imaging Options
5 - Taking Guided Exposures - What Does Guiding Do?
- Auto-Guiding Cameras and Dedicated Guiders
- Mount Calibration
- Autoguiding in Action
6 - Increasing Image Quality - Image Reduction (Calibration)
- Dark Frames
- Flat Fields
- Image Reduction in Action
- Cutting Down Noise
- Light Pollution Gradient Removal
Part 3: Advanced Image Processing - Principles of Color Imaging
- Taking Color Images with a Filter Wheel
- Color Combining
8 - Image Processing Fundamentals - Histograms (Selecting the Portion of the Data to Display)
- Improving Image Clarity: Sharpen and Blur
9 - Image Processing for Celestial Objects - Processing Sun, Moon & Planetary Images
- Globulars
- Galaxies
- Nebulae
- Mosaics
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