Astrophotography

Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by the largest observatoriesand this book will teach you how. Author and worldrenowned astrophotographer Thierry Legault teaches the art and techniques of astrophotographyfrom simple cameraontripod nightscene imaging of constellations, star trails, eclipses, artificial satellites, and polar auroras to more intensive astrophotography using specialized equipment for lunar, planetary, solar, and deepsky imaging.

Legault shares advice about equipment and guides you through techniques for achieving excellent results. The first edition of this book received the jury special prize at the Astronomy Festival of HauteMaurienne in France. Now in its second edition, Astrophotography provides the most thorough treatment of the topic available. Combine multiples exposures to reveal faint galaxies, nebulae details, elusive planetary structures, and tiny lunar craters Adjust contrast, brightness, light curves, and colors Postprocess your images to fix defects such as vignetting, dust shadows, hot pixels, uneven background, and noise Identify problems with your images and improve your results.