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Any backyard astronomer or space enthusiast would be delighted to have this visual journey on their shelf.
--The Strategist, The Year's Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books
Thousands of people learned astrophotography from the first two editions, now The Deep-sky Imaging Primer has been fully revised and expanded in this third edition. It has been updated to include the latest cameras, technology, and software. Everything you need to know about capturing and processing stunning images of deep-sky objects is covered. You'll learn about the fundamental principles of electronic cameras, optics, and mounts; how to choose the best camera and telescope for you; how to set up, choose exposure parameters, and take the images; where and when to find the best deep-sky objects; and how to process images. In addition to PixInsight(R) and Adobe Photoshop(R), Affinity Photo(R) and AstroPixelProcessor(R) are now fully covered. Start-to-finish examples of image processing are included, with a focus on PixInsight. Full-color throughout with 373 illustrations.
In this new and updated edition of Fun in the Dark: A Guide to Successful Night Photography, Beth Ruggiero York will guide you through the latest techniques, equipment and software for all types of night photography as of late 2020. The concepts for capturing night images are explained and illustrated. From landscapes with star trails or stars as points, and moonlit landscapes to creative light painting and more, you will learn how to plan and realize your creative vision for long exposures after dark. The key elements for post-processing night images are presented as well as software, so when you download your images, you will be confident knowing how to optimize and manipulate your photographs. Color correction, noise reduction, sharpening and other essential adjustments are discussed. Beth Ruggiero York delivers insights and inspiration that will help novices and advanced photographers alike in this guidebook that celebrates the beauty of taking pictures at night and having fun in the dark
An intriguing compendium of photographs by the Apollo 11 astronauts from their epic moon journey
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong, one of the Apollo 11 crew, placed his left foot on the surface of the moon for the first time in human history, our fascination with Earth's satellite has lost none of its power. NASA Apollo 11: Man on the Moon tracks the astronaut's journey to the moon and documents the visual materials that the three crew members, Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, brought back with them. They were supplied with a Hasselblad 500EL Data Camera with R seau plates and a Zeiss Biogon 60mm lens with which they were to take photographs before and during the mission.
The visual material that emerged from this can be seen in NASA's online archive and is shown for the first time in its entirety in NASA Apollo 11: Man on the Moon.
Few natural phenomena compare to the drama, surprise, and beauty of the northern lights. Witnessing their dance across the sky is a magical and unforgettable experience. Capturing the aurora borealis with a camera, though, takes careful planning and persistence, an understanding of the science, attention to the data and conditions, and a dose of luck.
For over a decade, landscape photographer Paul Zizka has been on a chase to capture the northern lights - one that has taken him right off his doorstep in Banff, Canada, throughout the Canadian Rockies, and to the far-flung corners of the Northern Hemisphere: the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavik, Labrador, Iceland, and Greenland.
This spectacular collection compiles Zizka's finest northern lights photographs and showcases the varied nature of this celestial display in an array of settings. From electric green to royal purple, streaking the sky over mountains or reflecting off iceberg-laden seas, Spirits in the Sky displays the aurora borealis like you've never seen it before.
A unique look at the Apollo 11 mission through the lens of the Hasselblad 500EL. An insight into the creation and legacy of the camera is accompanied by an album of photographs from the mission.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people ever to set foot on the Moon, their iconic small steps captured forever by the camera the astronauts carried with them: the Hasselblad 500EL. This book looks at the history of the Apollo 11 mission through the lens of the Hasselblad, while narrating the parallel challenge to create a camera that could work on the Moon. It considers the cameras used, and the photographs captured, during the Space Race between Russia and America; looks at the experience of taking photographs on the Moon for the first time; and reflects on the legacy of those images, and their part in the enduring Moon Landing conspiracy theories.
The second half of the book presents a commemorative album of photographs taken in space using the Hasselblad 500EL. While the Apollo 11 astronauts left their three cameras behind on the Moon, where they remain to this day, they brought back film magazines containing 1,400 photographs. A selection of the finest of these is shown alongside the mission timeline and transcripts of the conversations between the astronauts and mission control at Houston.
This is a book of photos of the solar system and deep space objects. When we look at the night sky we see a dark space with white points of light, but there is much more there than meets the eye. With a camera mounted on a telescope and a lot of patience we can discover the wonders of the universe. These images have been taken from my driveway and they show how the sky is full of light and in permanent turmoil with stars been born and destroyed constantly. This book is also a window to the past from hundreds of years to millions of years.