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Old 26-09-2013, 10:40 PM
RefractorPhill (Philip)
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Recent Astro-Photography books

My top 3 of recent Astro-Photography books:

Lessons from the Masters: Current Concepts in Astronomical Image Processing
by Robert Gendler
ISBN 978-1461478331

Making Every Photon Count: a beginner's guide to Deep Sky astro-photography
by Steve Richards

Long Exposure Astro-photography: Getting Started
by Alan Hall
ISBN 978-1484143476

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Old 27-09-2013, 01:24 PM
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Hi Phillip,

Have a look at The Deep Sky Imaging Primer
by Charles Bracken
ISBN 978-1481804912
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-sky-Imagi...trophotography

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Old 27-09-2013, 02:17 PM
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If you're looking for a book that covers in some "technical depth" the how's and why's of CCD imaging (Bias/Flats/Darks/ Noise/FWHM/ photometry etc etc) then you should go for:
"Handbook of CCD Astronomy" 2nd Ed. by Steve B Howell.
Highly recommended.
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