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Author:

Dickinson, Terence.

Title:

Splendors of the universe / Terence Dickinson and Jack Newton.

Publisher:

Firefly Books,

Copyright Date:

c1997

Description:

144 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Astronomical photography.
Astronomy--Pictorial works.
Astronomie--Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie astronomique.

Other Authors:

Newton, Jack, 1942-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 140) and index.

Contents:

Index. A majestic universe -- Anatomy of our galaxy -- pt. 1. Getting started : camera and tripod -- Cameras and lenses -- Star trails -- Conjunctions -- Crescent moon and Earthshine -- Zodiacal light -- Slides versus prints -- Halos and sundogs -- Comets -- Eclipses -- Auroras -- pt. 22. Tracking the target : Milky Way odyssey -- Mounts for sky photography -- Piggybacking your camera -- Guiding techniques -- Recommended films -- Milky Way -wide-angle -- Lens quality -- Orion region -- Capturing comets -- Observing-site selection -- pt. 3. Probing deeper : through the telescope -- Camera on telescope -- Guiding -- Focus -- Lunar eclipses -- Solar eclipses -- Filters -- Image enhancement -- Nearby galaxies -- pt. 4. CCD imaging : more power to you -- CCD cameras -- Choosing a CCD -- A home for your CCD -- Imaging techniques -- Dark frames and flat fields -- Capturing color -- Image processing -- Galaxies -- Resources -- Authors -- Index.

ISBN:

9781552091418
1552091414

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)