Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide
Seiten
2006
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84628-197-6 (ISBN)
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84628-197-6 (ISBN)
This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. It demonstrates how inexpensive technologies are revolutionizing imaging
In the last few years, cheap webcams have revolutionized amateur astronomy by providing a very inexpensive alternative to purpose-made astronomical CCD cameras, which use refrigerated imaging chips and are thus extremely expensive. Webcams are capable of more advanced work than 'normal' digital cameras because their simple construction makes it easy to remove the webcam's lens, allowing it to be interfaced directly to a telescope. Using a webcam is not difficult but most amateur astronomers who have tried to do this do not achieve the finest results, despite the webcam's potential. There are numerous imaging and image processing tricks and techniques, and all of them are needed to get the best results.
Along with webcam technology has come simple-to-use image processing and enhancement using a PC: the most powerful technique is, 'stacking' in which the best images (out of hundreds) are selected and summed automatically to provide startlingly good results.
"Lunar and Planetary Webcam User’s Guide" de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. He looks at each observing target separately, describing and explaining all specialised techniques in context.
Glance through the images in this book to see just how much you can – easily – achieve by using a webcam with your telescope!
In the last few years, cheap webcams have revolutionized amateur astronomy by providing a very inexpensive alternative to purpose-made astronomical CCD cameras, which use refrigerated imaging chips and are thus extremely expensive. Webcams are capable of more advanced work than 'normal' digital cameras because their simple construction makes it easy to remove the webcam's lens, allowing it to be interfaced directly to a telescope. Using a webcam is not difficult but most amateur astronomers who have tried to do this do not achieve the finest results, despite the webcam's potential. There are numerous imaging and image processing tricks and techniques, and all of them are needed to get the best results.
Along with webcam technology has come simple-to-use image processing and enhancement using a PC: the most powerful technique is, 'stacking' in which the best images (out of hundreds) are selected and summed automatically to provide startlingly good results.
"Lunar and Planetary Webcam User’s Guide" de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. He looks at each observing target separately, describing and explaining all specialised techniques in context.
Glance through the images in this book to see just how much you can – easily – achieve by using a webcam with your telescope!
The Solar System: A Brief Introduction.- Webcams, Plus a “Quick Start” Guide.- High-Resolution Essentials.- Planetary Imagers Worldwide.- Have Webcam, Will Travel.- Planetary Webcams and Their Alternatives.- A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Webcam.- Detailed Image Processing, Colors and LRGB.- Advanced Stacking of Rippling AVI Frames.- Imaging the Moon.- Imaging Mercury and Venus.- Imaging Mars.- Imaging Jupiter.- Imaging Saturn.- Imaging Uranus and Neptune.- Imaging the Sun.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.5.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 Illustrations, color; 60 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 230 p. 80 illus., 20 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | England |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Schlagworte | Guide • Lunar • Mobberley |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84628-197-0 / 1846281970 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84628-197-6 / 9781846281976 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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