Creating and Enhancing Digital Astro Images

Digital imaging is now available to all amateur astronomers at a reasonable price. The advent of CCDs, DSLRs and – perhaps most significantly – webcams mean today’s astronomers can make colorful planetary or deep-sky images of breathtaking beauty. The res

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Other Titles in This Series Telescopes and Techniques (2nd Edn.) Chris Kitchin

Observing the Planets Peters T. Wlasuk

The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy David Ratledge (Ed.)

Light Pollution Bob Mizon

The Observer’s Year (Second Edition) Patrick Moore

Using the Meade ETX Mike Weasner

Seeing Stars Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest

Practical Amateur Spectroscopy Stephen F.Tonkin (Ed.)

Photo-guide to the Constellations Chris Kitchin

More Small Astronomical Observatories Patrick Moore (Ed.)

The Sun is Eclipse Michael Maunder and Patric Moore

Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution Mike Inglis

Software and Data for Practical Astronomers David Ratledge

How to Observe the Sun Safely Lee Macdonald

Amateur Telescope Making Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)

The Practical Astronomer’s Deep-Sky Companion Jess K. Gilmour

Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena Neil Bone

Observing Comets Nick James and Gerald North

Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs Martin Mobberley

Observing Variable Stars Gerry A. Good

Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore

Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs Antony Cooke

Practical Astrophotography Jeffrey R. Charles

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer’s Guide to the Northern and Southern Milky Way (2 volumes) Mike Inglis

Observing the Moon Peter T. Wlasuk The Deep-Sky Observer’s Year Grant Privett and Paul Parsons AstroFAQs Stephen Tonkin Deep-Sky Observing Steven R. Coe Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects Mike Inglis Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Rod Mollise Astronomy with Small Telescopes Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) Solar Observing Techniques Chris Kitchin

The NexStar User’s Guide Michael W. Swanson Observing Binary and Double Stars Bob Argyle (Ed.) Navigating the Night Sky Guilherme de Almeida The New Amateur Astronomer Martin Mobberley Care of Astronomical Telescopes and Accessories M. Barlow Pepin Astronomy with a Home Computer Neale Monks Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies Antony Cooke

Creating and Enhancing Digital Astro Images

Grant Privett

Grant Privett Ledbury Herefordshire United Kingdom e-mail: [email protected]

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