Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art

Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series DIGITAL ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY The State of the Art   This book is the successor to David Ratledge’s much-acclaimed The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy. CCD cameras and their associated technologies have continue

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Other Titles in this Series Telescopes and Techniques (2nd Edn.) Chris Kitchin The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy David Ratledge (Ed.) The Observer’s Year (Second Edition) Patrick Moore Seeing Stars Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest Photo-guide to the Constellations Chris Kitchin The Sun in Eclipse Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Software and Data for Practical Astronomers David Ratledge Amateur Telescope Making Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena Neil Bone Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs Martin Mobberley Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Practical Astrophotography Jeffrey R. Charles Observing the Moon Peter T. Wlasuk Deep-Sky Observing Steven R. Coe AstroFAQs Stephen Tonkin The Deep-Sky Observer’s Year Grant Privett and Paul Parsons 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

Observing the Planets Peter T. Wlasuk Light Pollution Bob Mizon Using the Meade ETX Mike Weasner Practical Amateur Spectroscopy Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) More Small Astronomical Observatories Patrick Moore (Ed.) Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution Mike Inglis How to Observe the Sun Safely Lee Macdonald The Practical Astronomer’s Deep-Sky Companion Jess K. Gilmour Observing Comets Nick James and Gerald North Observing Variable Stars Gerry A. Good Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs Antony Cooke Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer’s Guide to the Northern and Southern Milky Way (2 volumes) Mike Inglis 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

Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art

David Ratledge (Ed.)

With 125 Figures

Cover illustrations: All images from the author. Background figure 3.3, Sun. Insets: top left: figure 3.9, Jupiter; top right: figure 3.14, Albireo; bottom left: 5.12, Andromeda Galaxy; bottom right: 5.13, Orion Nebula.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Digital astrophotography : the state of the art. - (Patrick Moore’s practical astronomy series) 1. Imaging systems in astronomy 2. Photography-Digital techniques I. Ratledge, David, 1945– 522.6′3 ISBN 1852337346 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Digital astrophotography : the state of the art / David Ratledge (ed.). p. cm. — (Patrick Moore’s practical astronomy series, ISSN 1617-7185) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-85233-734-6 (alk. paper) 1. Astronomical photography—Amateurs’ manuals. 2. Photography—Digital techniques—Amateurs’ manuals. I. Ratledge, David, 1945– II. Series. QB121.D54 2005 522′.63—dc22

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