Capturing the Universe

Capturing the UniverseA Photographer’s Guide to Deep-Sky ImagingBy Chris Woodhouse ISBN 9780367366537Published July 10, 2020 by Focal Press240 Pages 150 Color & 150 B/W Illustrations This book provides a thorough introduction to and exploration of deep sky astrophotography for the digital photographer.With over 280 images, graphs, and tables, this introductory book uses a progressive and practical style to teach readers how to image the night sky using existing, affordable equipment. The book opens with a brief astronomy primer, followed by chapters that build progressively to explain the challenges, offer solutions, and provide invaluable information on equipment choice through image capture, calibration, and processing in affordable software. The book’s focus ranges from how to image sweeping vistas and star trails using only a camera body, lens and tripod, to more advanced methods suitable for imaging galaxies, clusters, nebulae, and stars.Other features of the book include:Real