Product Information
This major revision of the best-selling handbook Astrophotography for the Amateur provides a complete guide to taking pictures of stars, galaxies, the Moon, the Sun, comets, meteors and eclipses, using equipment and materials readily available to the hobbyist. This new edition has been completely updated and expanded to include new chapters on computer image processing and CCD imaging; expanded advice on choosing cameras and telescopes; updated information about new films; and hundreds of new photographs (in colour and black and white) demonstrating the latest equipment and techniques. Astrophotography for the Amateur is the standard handbook for all amateur astronomers. It will also appeal to photography enthusiasts who can discover how to take spectacular images with only modest equipment.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521409841
eBay Product ID (ePID)88913664
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
Publication NameAstrophotography for the Amateur
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAstronomy
Publication Year1991
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael A. Covington
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height245 mm
Item Weight450 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMichael A. Covington