Deep-Sky Video Astronomy
Need a concise guide to using modern video cameras for deep-sky viewing and imaging with the kinds of modest telescopes available commercially to amateur astronomers? Here it is. In this book you are given the basics of this highly efficient technology, w
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Deep-Sky Video Astronomy
Steve Massey and Steve Quirk
Steve Massey Hervey Bay, QLD Australia
Steve Quirk Mudgee, NSW Australia
ISBN 978-0-387-87611-5 e-ISBN 978-0-387-87612-2 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-87612-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008940645 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Acknowledgements
The true rise of video as a popular and affordable, practical tool for imaging the night sky stems back to the mid-1990s, when small pockets of enthusiastic individuals around the world shared their experiences and knowledge mostly via the still early days of the Internet. Like most things in astronomy, the evolution of the technology has been spurred on by the enthusiasm and support of others combined with thousands of hours under star-filled night skies experimenting, measuring, and reporting. Either directly or indirectly, long chats by phone, at star parties, club meetings, or via e-mail, the production of this book would not have been possible without their help. First and foremost we would acknowledge the unceasing support of our life-long partners Sandra Massey and Janet Quirk. Along with friends and members of various discussion groups, such as the GSTAR-Users group, VideoAstro, and QCUAIG, our expressions of deep gratitude to Chris Wakeman, Darrin Nitschke, Rob McNaught, Gordon Garradd, Michael Clark, Allan Gould, Phillip Hinkler, Jim Ferriera, Ron Dantowitz, Albert Van Donkelaar, Dave Larkin, Mark Garrett, Jon Bradshaw, Robert Knox, Lindsay Sessions, Mike Holliday, John Sarkissian, Chris Toohey, the team at Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine, Sky Publishing USA, Tasco Australia, Steve Kerr, Dave Gault, Steve Wainwright, Dr. Andre Phillips, and Bob Balfour. Also, special thanks to Steve Chapman and John Vetter for testing our procedures for the book. We would also express our appreciation to John Watson, Maury Solomon, Peter Pushpanathan and Turpana Molina of Springer Publishers for their helpfulness, enthusiasm, and support of the project.
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About the Authors
Steve Massey Starting his journey in astronomy at the age of nine from the backyard of his family home in the early 1970s, Steve has pursued his interest on both amateur and professional levels. In
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