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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer
Camden House, 1995
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Basic astrophotography tips embedded in a good general book
on amateur astronomy for anyone getting serious about
doing and not just reading about astronomy.
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Astrophotography for the Amateur
Michael Covington
Cambridge University Press, 1999
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This is a "must-have" book for the beginning and intermediate
level astrophotographer. This book contains good discussions
about optics, films, and techniques for astrophotography.
The author supplements his book with
updates and software on his web page:
http://www.CovingtonInnovations.com
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Wide-Field Astrophotography
Robert Reeves
Willmann-Bell, 2000
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Another good book for serious astrophotographers, focusing on
wide field targets. This starts simple with home-made
"barndoor" trackers but rapidly gets into advanced
topics such as film hypersensitization and Schmidt
cameras. Author's web page:
http://www.connecti.com/~rreeves/index.html
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A Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography
Brad Wallis and Robert Provin
Cambridge University Press, 1988
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This book is the "bible" for advanced astrophotographers
including advanced topics such as film chemistry and
hypersensitization, tri-color photography, and discussion
of optics and mount designs for astrophotography.
Authors' web pages:
http://www.frazmtn.com/~bwallis/ (Wallis)
http://voltaire.csun.edu/ (Provin)
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CCD Astronomy
Christian Buil
Willmann-Bell, 1991
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Although this is an older book in a rapidly evolving
area, it still contains a good starting point for really
understanding what is going on inside an astronomical
CCD camera and the post processing that is done on the
resulting images. Author's web page:
http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/
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