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Digital SLR Astrophotography (Practical Amateur Astronomy) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael A. Covington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 81963
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 234
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0521700817
Dewey Decimal Number: 520
EAN: 9780521700818
ASIN: 0521700817
Publication Date: December 10, 2007
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Product Description
In the last few years, digital SLR cameras have taken the astrophotography world by storm. It is now easier to photograph the stars than ever before! They are compact and portable, flexible to adapt with different lenses and for telescope use, and above all DSLR cameras are easy and enjoyable to use. In this concise guide, experienced astrophotography expert Michael Covington outlines the simple, enduring basics that will enable you to get started, and help you get the most from your equipment. He covers a wide selection of equipment, simple and advanced projects, technical considerations and image processing techniques. Unlike other astrophotography books, this one focuses specifically on DSLR cameras, not astronomical CCDs, non-DSLR digital cameras, or film. This guide is ideal for astrophotographers who wish to develop their skills using DSLR cameras and as a friendly introduction to amateur astronomers or photographers curious about photographing the night sky.
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 Excellent resource for current information on DSLR Astrophotography April 7, 2008
Thomas Seccombe (San Jose, CA United States)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Michael Covington's new book contains the latest information, it was published in December of 2007, on recent cameras' and their features that apply to digital astrophotography. The author, after covering the DSLR features, makes informed recommendations regarding their use for astrophotography. I highly recommend this book.
 DISAPPOINTING... March 10, 2008
MASTER CAESAR
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
In first place, I bought this book because of it was recommended from Sky and Telescope.
But, when having it on my hands and after reading it I found:
1- Author is making constant references to his other two books, with no further explanations (if you want to know more, BUY my other books).
2- Book is soft cover and pictures are black and white.
3- Has many formulas. Amateurs want a "hands-on" style, not making calculations that show the author as "how much I know", that's not practical.
4- Many parts are really useful, and some others don't.
5- Some parts look like a handful of advices that you can find everywhere on the net.
6- He explains methods, that end up with author saying like "despite of this method I prefer..." and then he mentions another one. A waste of time!
7- Add the book cost, and this is not a deal.
Hope my review can be helpful to other people that as me, thought this book was a real good one (before purchase).
An informative read February 21, 2008
A. J. Silverman (Cincinnati, Ohio)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
No matter how much you know...there is always much more to learn. Thats the feeling I got after reading this book. I thought I knew a bit about photography and image processing, but it appears my knowledge had as many holes in it as a block of Swiss cheese. If you are new to astrophotography, this book should be your bible. If you already know a bit, there are still topics you may not have even considered. Highly recommended for the serious amatuer.
Wonderful but expensive January 28, 2008
spacy (Italy)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Wonderful book. The natural prosecution of the first volume of the author. Just a little bit disappointed about the cost. Too expensive for a 200 pages book
 Sort of a disappointment January 16, 2008
Christopher Erickson
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
After reading Michael's previous works I was prepared for a good and thorough treatise on astrophotography with digital SLR's. Unfortunately this book doesn't do that. $37 gets you a modest 234 page, soft bound book that could be described as more of a draft outline than a valuable reference work.
Images Plus, possibly the most powerful and economical commercial astrophotographic image processing and camera control program available today only gets briefly mentioned in passing twice in this book.
And there is nothing whatsoever on imaging the sun, h-alpha image processing techniques or solar eclipse techniques and equipment.
Many other subjects are treated rather too lightly to justify the price of this book too.
I believe that Jerry Lodriguss's book "A Guide To Astrophotography with Digital SLR's" is a much more useful work however it isn't exactly worth it's $40 price tag either.
There is more useful and thorough information available on the Internet for free. Start with the Digital Astro Yahoo discussion group and then supplement with Jerry Lodriguss and Paul Hyndman's web sites.
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