Any Amateur astronomer who is interested in astrophotography, particularly if just getting started, needs to know what objects are Best for Imaging in each month of the year.
This book focuses on what northern latitude objects to image at any given time of the year to get the most spectacular results..
Detailed discussions of these topics can be found in other publications.
Neither is it a book about in-depth computer processing of the images (although this topic is included).
This is not a book that dwells on the technology of CCD, Webcam, wet, or other types of astrophotography.
Each deep sky object is explained in beautiful detail, so that observers will gain a richer understanding of these astronomical objects.
Helpful hints and advice on framing, exposures, and filters are included.
What objects in the sky tonight are large enough, bright enough, and high enough to be photographed? This book reveals, for each month of the year, the choicest celestial treasures within the reach of a commercial CCD camera.
The camera reveals different things and has different requirements.
These are not necessarily the same objects that are the most spectacular or intriguing visually.
Any Amateur astronomer who is interested in astrophotography, particularly if just getting started, needs to know what objects are Best for Imaging in each month of the year
