Photographing Galaxies from Light Polluted Skies : A How-to Guide for Amateur Astronomers / by Jane Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Jane, Author.

Series:

The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, 2197-6562

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Observations.

Astronomy.

Photography.

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 281 p. 321 illus., 101 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

Galaxies present a unique challenge to town dwellers. Amateur astronomers can't use narrowband filters to shut out light pollution or use ordinary techniques as they would in dark, open fields. As one can imagine, this discrepancy with light means not everyone who looks up at the night sky is capable of seeing all it has to offer. What a shame! Author Jane Clark, however, has spent two years going down blind alleys trying to get a technique to work to combat the amateur astronomer's biggest enemy, light pollution. In this book, you will discover the fascinating variety of galaxies: spirals, ellipticals and irregular galaxies, often sculpted by gravity as they encounter one another in the vastness of space. You will also learn how to image them, as well! While the most decent images pick up background galaxies 10-20x as far, each containing billions of stars, that's just the local universe! This book will help you observe for yourself right in your own backyard, allowing you to get a sense of the sheer vastness of the universe.

Contents:

Chapter 1: How we became aware of galaxies

Chapter 2: Telescopes: requirements

Chapter 3: Imaging basics: digital cameras, specialist and not

Chapter 4: Finding galaxies

Chapter 5: Low Hanging Fruit: the galaxies near Ursa Major

Chapter 6: The big galaxy city between Leo and Virgo: the Virgo Cluster

Chapter 7: The Andromeda galaxy: a whole different challenge

Chapter 8: Supernovae: Exploding stars that briefly outshine whole galaxies

Chapter 9: Galaxy collisions – the universe in turmoil

Chapter 10: Extending your reach: using online telescopes.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781071645062

1071645064

OCLC:

1523372052