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Buick, an experienced amateur astronomer, uses his own images... to illustrate a variety of equipment... [N]ovice imagers can rest assured that the images here are what the beginner can realistically expect to achieve... I enjoyed this book, and learned from it too. --Peter Grego, in Popular Astronomy, July-September 2006
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Since the advent of astronomical CCD imaging it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that was attainable only by universities and professional observatories just a decade ago. However, astronomical CCD cameras are still very expensive, and technology has now progressed so that digital cameras – the kind you use on holiday – are more than capable of photographing the brighter astronomical objects, notably the Moon and major planets. Tony Buick has worked for two years on the techniques involved, and has written this illustrated step-by-step manual for anyone who has a telescope (of any size) and a digital camera. The color images he has produced – there are over 300 of them in the book – are of breathtaking quality. His book is more than a manual of techniques (including details of how to make a low-cost DIY camera mount) and examples; it also provides a concise photographic atlas of the whole of the nearside of the Moon – with every image made using a standard digital camera – and describes the various lunar features, including the sites of manned and robotic landings.
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Excellent introduction to astrophotography,
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This review is from: How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
This book is an excellent introduction to astrophotography and shows just what amazing astro images you can take with very simple and cheap equipment. The author's own images of the moon are stunning and have all been taken with modest equipment. Step by step he shows you how to use standard digital cameras to take amazing images yourself. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to take astro images on a shoestring.
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How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with your Digital Camera,
This review is from: How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
This very practical volume, by amateur astronomer Dr Tony Buick, does all it says in the title - and much more. The reader is encouraged to snap away merrily, taking advantage of the Moon's wobbles, to capture unusual shots that would even have 'wowed' Galileo.
Useful extras are tips on image improvements, and summaries of the various theories of the origins of the Earth & Moon, and the moons of other planets. Regions & craters on the Moon are listed and superbly illustrated, as are lunar landings, transits & eclipses.Locals will be delighted at the inclusion of the Otford Planetary Model, which now extends around the World. Publication in paperback version is timely, as the race for the Moon is renewed.
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... As the Moon is seen from all parts of the world...,
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This review is from: How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
Regards from Russia. Great book for everyone! It gives not only the knowledge of how to photograph the Moon, but also attracts with its high quality photos that are available aplenty in the book. Photos are so detailed that could be used for deep investigation of the Moon. The manner of writing makes the book easy to read. As the Moon is seen from all parts of the world ;;))may be it would be good idea to translate the book to other languages.
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