The Deepsky Imaging Primer Author:Charles Bracken Beginning with fundamental concepts, this book covers everything you need to know to create beautiful deep-sky images with a DSLR or an astronomical CCD camera. Electronic sensors are covered first, along with the concepts of signal and noise. This is followed by practical advice on choosing the right equipment and the methods used to capture h... more »igh-quality exposures. Finally, the tools and techniques of image processing are explained with step-by-step examples, mostly using Photoshop. The book does not shy away from the technical details where they are important, but the focus is on practical advice for the amateur. Scattered throughout the text are exercises that reinforce the material being covered. If you?ve ever looked at beautiful deep-sky images and thought, ?I wish I could do that,? then this book is for you! ? Full-color throughout, with over 150 figures and illustrations ? Both narrowband and standard color imaging are covered ? Real-world examples are used: every image was taken under suburban light pollution using a variety of amateur equipment« less