<p><P>Inexpensive webcams are revolutionizing imaging in amateur astronomy by providing an affordable alternative to cooled-chip astronomical CCD cameras, for photographing the brighter astronomical objects.</P><P>Webcams β costing only a few tens of dollars β are capable of more advanced high resol
Lunar and planetary webcam user's guide
β Scribed by Martin Mobberley
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 228
- Series
- Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
<P>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 tools are revolutionizing imaging in amateur astronomy. Anyone with a modest telescope and a webcam can n
In the Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide, Martin Mobberley demystifies 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 specializ
As a very novice astronomer, and knowing absolutely nothing about webcams, I purchased this book based on the reviews and the title. While the planetary and lunar photos were nice, the first portions of the book was basically worthless, unless you wanted an introduction to individuals world wide wh