Most people are familiar with the spectacular Hubble Space Telescope images -most of them in the public domain and available on the Internet. These images, constrained by the scientific observing programs, are mainly very distant, strange objects. There are very few high-quality books of wide-field deep-sky images, primarily because the major professional telescopes are scheduled for research projects rather than creating beautiful images. Star Vistas contains many spectacular photographs of the Moon and constellations, but most of the book contains wide-field astronomical images and some of the most exquisite starphotographs ever made. Moreover, all these astronomical photographs were madeusing commercially-available amateur equipment and software! This is a testament to the development of today's optical and imaging technology, the excellence of relatively low-cost telescopes and cameras, to the author's skills in taking the photographs, and to Noel Carboni's skill in processing the images. Very high quality full-page true full color photographs of deep-sky objects as beautiful as images produced by space telescopes Shows what can be done by amateur astronomers using commercially-available telescopes and cameras Forewords by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Sir Patrick Moore, and Dr. Brian May Shows many deep-sky objects rarely imaged by the major space telescopes INDICE: Forewords: Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Sir Patrick Moore, Brian May.- Introduction.- Nebulae.- Star Clusters.- Galaxies.- Stars, Quasars and Other Distant Objects.- The Moon.- The Constellations.- Practical Amateur Astronomy: A Summary.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-88435-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 165
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés