A Deep Sky Astrophotography Primer

This instructional guide has one aim: to teach inexperienced astrophotographers how to take high quality images. Often, basic information about astrophotography is lacking, or is dealt with too briefly in books on the subject. This book is a distillation of the author's own experiences, bringing together everything you will need to make the fastest possible progress in deep-sky imaging.
The book will teach you how to set up and use your astrophotography equipment in a systematic, easy-to-follow manner, helping you get started while avoiding common mistakes. With a step-by-step walk-through course and a unique observational guide to each object, the book contains a plethora of valuable, beginner-friendly information. Particularly useful is the chapter on troubleshooting, which will help newcomers avoid further frustration when things just don't seem to go right! The book also contains a number of easy to advanced DIY projects for imagers working on a budget.

Chapter 1. Introduction. - Chapter 2. A Brief overview of deep sky imaging. - Chapter 3. Light pollution and the night sky. - Chapter 4. Astrophotography Equipment. - Chapter 5. Computer Control of a telescope. - Chapter 6. Setting up and using your Telescope. - Chapter 7. Preparation for your First imaging session. - Chapter 8. Computer Controlled Imaging. - Chapter 9. Introduction to Image processing and stacking. - Chapter 10. Troubleshooting. - Chapter 11. Where do you go from here? . - Chapter 12. DIY projects.