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Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos (Paperback)

by Stefan Seip (Author)
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  • Paperback: 162 pages
  • Publisher: Rocky Nook; illustrated edition edition (15 Dec 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1933952164
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933952161
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.1 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 96,465 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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At first glance, the challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But not only are spectacular results possible, they are easy to learn with the step-by-step instructions provided in Stephan Seip's Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos. Today, amateurs can produce images that only twenty years ago a large professional observatory would have been proud of; and this book shows you how.

Learn how to:

  • Set up your camera for optimum results
  • Focus your camera for razor-sharp images
  • Take beautiful night shots with a simple compact digital camera, a tripod, and a telescope
  • Use a DSLR camera to shoot the Sun, Moon, stars, star clusters, and nebulae through your telescope
  • Get brilliant images of planets with a Webcam
  • Capture remote galaxies with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera just like a pro

    Also included are lessons on the processing that is done in the "studio" after your shoot, including how to:

  • Shoot RAW format images and improve them with calibration frames
  • Take short exposures of faint deep-sky objects and combine them into a longer exposure
  • Perform brightness, contrast, and color correction
  • Make corrections to correct for vignetting and uneven field illumination
  • Process your images for stunning results

    Equipment requirements for astrophotography range from nothing but a simple camera and tripod to a multi-thousand dollar computer controlled telescope equipped with a CCD auto-guider and separate guide-scope. Researching the best equipment for your needs is a task in itself. Seip helps you to sort out which cameras are best for the various celestial objects, what to look for when buying a camera, and what accessories you really need.

    The rewards of this fascinating hobby, as the author says, "Grants you unforgettable hours under the night sky; it allows you to produce aesthetically rewarding and lasting results. Astrophotography is a love-match between physics, photography, art, and digital image processing. It is exciting!"

    About the Author
    Currently living in Stuttgart,Germany, Stefan Seip works as a professional fine art photographer, an IT consultant, and a science writer. His enthusiasm for the activities and objects of the cosmos dates back to his early adolescence. Driven by his innate desire to capture beauty in images, it was only natural to combine his two loves; astronomy and photography.

    It is only recently--decades later--that Stefan started to grasp what he had gotten himself into. Although, he still enjoys visual astronomy, astrophotography has gained the upper hand, requiring his full commitment. He said, "Had I foreseen the amount of time, perseverance, technology, know-how, and (in the end) money would be necessary in order to produce first-class images, I would have had second thoughts about it--only to pursue the same path again!"

    Astrophotography grants him many unforgettable hours under the night sky, while it allows him to produce aesthetically rewarding and lasting results. His love for this challenging craft is evident in his many spectacular images.

    To learn more about Stefan Seip, and to see his stunning astrophotos and fine art images, visit his website at http://www.photomeeting.de.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference for those starting out, 20 Feb 2008
    By D. Graham "dave graham" (Wakefield, UK) - See all my reviews
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    Great starting point for anyone interested in starting up with astrophotography. This book starts off (as you'd expect) with the basics - what to look for in a telescope, then moves onto sections on how to take photos with everything from a digital compact, a webcam(!), a dSLR then finally an astronomical CCD camera.
    Each section is further broken down into the same subsections: what kind of photos you can take with the particular type of camera, pros and cons of using it, buying tips, how to take the photos and finally how to process them.

    This book is packed with excellent reference photos, and covers the basics of astrophotography in a lot of detail, and finishes off with an extensive list of links to appropriate software, astronomy links, camera and telescope manufacturers, and books. A must-buy for anyone considering taking photos of the night sky. Be warned though, once you've read it, you'll be outside on many a cold night!
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    3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of everything, 13 Mar 2009
    By ChrisP (Watford UK) - See all my reviews
    This author is very systematic and covers his subject well and gives many references including those to his and other websites.
    He assumes that the reader has a copy of 'Photoshop' which is expensive. To give him credit he does mention 'Gimp' which is the free alternative.
    The book is well illustrated and a good jump off point to the astronomical experience but somehow fails to light my fire.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book - lacking in content in places, 7 Mar 2009
    This is an excellent book and covers all the necessary things needed when starting out in this field. Notice I said when "starting out". After I read it, I doubt that I will go back to it a great deal for reference, as it is a bit thin on the ground in that department. There seems to be a lack also of examples and diagrams, compared with a book like Covington's. Having said that it's very prettily put together with a ton of beautiful astro images (in colour).
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