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Astrophotography

If this was simply a site showcasing great photos of the cosmos from both film and digital cameras, it'd be great. But it also includes an Astrophotography Techniques guide so you can take such photos too, interesting stories about how the photos were taken, and plenty more.

From This is True for 7 January 2007

Suggestions for further reading:

Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos
by Stefan Seip
Amazon Price: $19.77
Customer Review: This book hits the proverbial 'nail-on-the-head' for the beginning imager. From cover to cover, the basics of imaging hardware, software, and photo processing techniques are discussed. The book is very pictorial, so you never find yourself getting lo...
 
The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets: A Monthly Guide for CCD Imaging with A...
by Ruben Kier
Amazon Price: $23.07
Customer Review: I am an amateur astrophotographer, and the work for preparation of photos with my setup is a time consuming job (although pleaseant!). This book helps a lot in predicting what you can achieve with a specific setup, proposes targets based on calendar,...
 
A Guide to Astrophotography with Digital SLR Cameras
by Jerry Lodriguss
Amazon Price: $39.95
Customer Review: It's a CD with information from his website. Nothing else special. I should listen to the previous reviewer but I thought it's a DVD with video. IT'S A CD!!!!!!!! What a waste of money.
5 minutes using google and you will beable to find more in...
 
Star Vistas: A Collection of Fine Art Astrophotography
by Greg Parker, Noel Carboni
Amazon Price: $24.32
Customer Review: This is a very beautiful book. The images are stunning with no text overlaying them. When one looks at these images one can be taken by the magnitude of the utter mystery that they are. What an incredible universe.
If you want to know what the ...
 
Digital SLR Astrophotography (Practical Amateur Astronomy)
by Michael A. Covington
Amazon Price: $40.50
Customer Review: BOOK IS VERY, VERY PRATICAL WITH "DOWN TO EARTH" EXPLANATIONS. EXCELLENT
PUBLICATION FOR THE NOVICE ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHER AND BOOK CAN BE USED AS A
REFERENCE WHEN ATTEMPTING DEEP SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY. IT IS EVERYTHING
I HAVE EXPECTED AN...
 

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