Book contents
- The Art of Astrophotography
- The Art of Astrophotography
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Imaging Star Trails
- 2 Imaging a Constellation with a DSLR and Tripod
- 3 Imaging the Milky Way with a DSLR and Tracking Mount
- 4 Imaging the Moon with a Compact Camera or Smartphone
- 5 Imaging the Moon with a DSLR
- 6 Imaging the Pleiades Cluster with a DSLR and Small Refractor
- 7 Imaging the Orion Nebula, M42, with a Modified Canon DSLR
- 8 Telescopes and Their Accessories for Use in Astroimaging
- 9 Towards Stellar Excellence
- 10 Cooling a DSLR Camera to Reduce Sensor Noise
- 11 Imaging the North America and Pelican Nebulae
- 12 Combating Light Pollution – the Bane of Astrophotographers
- 13 Imaging Planets with an Astronomical Video Camera or Canon DSLR
- 14 Video Imaging of the Moon with a Webcam or DSLR
- 15 Imaging the Sun in White Light
- 16 Imaging the Sun in the Light of its H-alpha Emission
- 17 Imaging Meteors
- 18 Imaging Comets
- 19 Using a Cooled ‘One Shot Colour’ Camera
- 20 Cooled Monochrome CCD Cameras
- 21 LRGB Colour Imaging
- 22 Narrowband Colour Imaging
- Book part
- Appendix A Telescopes for Imaging
- Appendix B Telescope Mounts
- Appendix C The Effects of the Atmosphere
- Appendix D Autoguiding
- Appendix E Image Calibration
- Appendix F Practical Aspects of Astroimaging
- Appendix G A Survey of Astronomical Websites and Instructional DVDs
- Index
Appendix D - Autoguiding
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2017
Book contents
- The Art of Astrophotography
- The Art of Astrophotography
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Imaging Star Trails
- 2 Imaging a Constellation with a DSLR and Tripod
- 3 Imaging the Milky Way with a DSLR and Tracking Mount
- 4 Imaging the Moon with a Compact Camera or Smartphone
- 5 Imaging the Moon with a DSLR
- 6 Imaging the Pleiades Cluster with a DSLR and Small Refractor
- 7 Imaging the Orion Nebula, M42, with a Modified Canon DSLR
- 8 Telescopes and Their Accessories for Use in Astroimaging
- 9 Towards Stellar Excellence
- 10 Cooling a DSLR Camera to Reduce Sensor Noise
- 11 Imaging the North America and Pelican Nebulae
- 12 Combating Light Pollution – the Bane of Astrophotographers
- 13 Imaging Planets with an Astronomical Video Camera or Canon DSLR
- 14 Video Imaging of the Moon with a Webcam or DSLR
- 15 Imaging the Sun in White Light
- 16 Imaging the Sun in the Light of its H-alpha Emission
- 17 Imaging Meteors
- 18 Imaging Comets
- 19 Using a Cooled ‘One Shot Colour’ Camera
- 20 Cooled Monochrome CCD Cameras
- 21 LRGB Colour Imaging
- 22 Narrowband Colour Imaging
- Book part
- Appendix A Telescopes for Imaging
- Appendix B Telescope Mounts
- Appendix C The Effects of the Atmosphere
- Appendix D Autoguiding
- Appendix E Image Calibration
- Appendix F Practical Aspects of Astroimaging
- Appendix G A Survey of Astronomical Websites and Instructional DVDs
- Index
Summary
A detailed discussion of the way in which the tracking of a telescope mount can be greatly improved by 'guiding' its motion by accurately tracking a guide star.
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- The Art of Astrophotography , pp. 245 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017