High-performance charged-couple device (CCD) cameras have opened up an exciting new window on the Universe for amateur astronomers. This book provides a complete, self-contained guide to choosing and using CCD cameras. Beginning with a no-nonsense introduction to CCD cameras, the authors explain what determines camera performance and demonstrate how to use a CCD camera and accurately calibrate the images obtained. The book also presents a clear review of the software available for visualizing, analyzing and processing digital images. Finally, the authors navigate a series of key areas in astronomy where astronomers can make the best use of CCD cameras. This handy volume is packed with practical tips. It provides a clear introduction to CCD astronomy for novices and an indispensable reference for more experienced amateur astronomers.
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"This book promises to provide novices with a clear introduction to CCD astrnomy while simultaneously serving as a useful reference for more experienced amateur astronomers." Astronomy
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A "Practical Guide" without the "practical",
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To much theory and not enough application. At the end of the book I was still looking for the "practical guide" part. If you want to learn to build a CCD camera this book is for you. If you want to learn how to use one with a telescope, don't waste your money on this book.
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This is more of a TECHNICAL GUIDE not a Practical Guide.,
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This book has many good items in it that help you understand what you should look for in pixcel size and other features. It also goes over the different applications. The key issue is that this is too Technical. I am a Computer Science person, and I found it too technical. I would prefer to see more set up, exposer issues, tracking hardware, tricks and tips. I expected more at a different level with a title that had "Practical" in it.
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Instructive, technical and practical approach to CCD cameras,
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A combination of an technical introduction to CCD cameras and their use for astrophotography by the great french amateur. Very detailed description of the construction and operation of CCD cameras and their use in different kinds of astrophotography projects -planetary, photometry., etc. A great book on the subject!!The only drawbacks I found were a)several too technical, yet incomplete diagrams of the construction and operation of the CCD chip and electronics which did not help in understanding the subject (i.e the clock diagram of a CCD chip); b)the desciption of the CCD camera use in astrophotography is very good, but would have profited from a more graphic approach; and c) I found some of the explanations about the use of the CCD camera repetitive and somewhat obscure. However don't be disappointed: it's a great book, well worth the price.
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The first observations of the sky relied on the naked eye. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
image treatment software, transcoding table, autocorrelation image, guide eyepiece, generic dark, memory zone, median image, bias image, calibration stars, planetary imaging, dispersion axis, defective pixels, flat field image, horizontal register, unsharp masking technique, thermal charges, guiding eyepiece, image zone, preprocessed image, read noise, transfer arrays, photometric precision, median operation, field acquisition, raw image Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Van Cittert, Texas Instruments, Pic du Midi Observatory, Patrick Martinez, Alain Klotz, Club Astronomique, Gino Farroni, Jean Balcaen, Alpha Herculis, Specific Semi-Conductors, Bruno David, Hubble Space Telescope New!
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image treatment software, transcoding table, autocorrelation image, guide eyepiece, generic dark, memory zone, median image, bias image, calibration stars, planetary imaging, dispersion axis, defective pixels, flat field image, horizontal register, unsharp masking technique, thermal charges, guiding eyepiece, image zone, preprocessed image, read noise, transfer arrays, photometric precision, median operation, field acquisition, raw image Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Van Cittert, Texas Instruments, Pic du Midi Observatory, Patrick Martinez, Alain Klotz, Club Astronomique, Gino Farroni, Jean Balcaen, Alpha Herculis, Specific Semi-Conductors, Bruno David, Hubble Space Telescope New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Giant Planet Jupiter (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) by John H. Rogers in Front Matter
- Observing the Sun (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) by Peter O. Taylor in Front Matter
- High Resolution Astrophotography (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) by Jean Dragesco in Front Matter
- A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) by Harold Hill in Front Matter
- Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael A. Covington in Back Matter
- Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide by Gerald North on page 118
- Hands-On Astronomy: A Cambridge Guide to Equipment and Accessories by Hervé Burillier in Back Matter
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