The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography

Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. CONTENTS
4. Copyright
5. Foreword
6. Preface
7. Acknowledgments
8. Dedication
9. SECTION I WHAT IS LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND WHY NOW?
   1. 1 Introduction and Goals of Book
10. SECTION II UNDERSTANDING ASTRONOMY AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE FOR NIGHTSCAPE IMAGES
    1. 2 The Night Sky and Its Movement
    2. 3 Sunrises and Sunsets
    3. 4 Aurora Borealis/Australis
    4. 5 The Moon
    5. 6 Solar System
    6. 7 Meteors, Meteor Showers, Comets, Fireballs, and Bolides
    7. 8 The Milky Way
    8. 9 Weather and Atmospheric Science
11. SECTION III UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY FOR LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES
    1. 10 Light and the Human Eye
    2. 11 Camera and Lens Systems
    3. 12 Exposure
    4. 13 Light Painting and Light Drawing
    5. 14 Video, Time Lapse, and Motion Production
12. SECTION IV PLANNING SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES
    1. 15 The Twenty-Five Best Landscape Astrophotography Targets (and How to Photograph Them)
    2. 16 Developing Your Astrophotography Session Plan
    3. 17 Essential Software and Apps
    4. 18 Essential Hardware and Equipment
13. SECTION V CREATING LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES
    1. 19 The Landscape Astrophotography Clinic
    2. 20 Obstacles and Common Unexpected Problems
14. SECTION VI PROCESSING LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES
    1. 21 Image Management and Processing Foundations
    2. 22 Creative Nightscapes: Multiple Image Processing
15. SECTION VII DETAILED CASE STUDIES
    1. 23 From Concept to Curating—Four Detailed Case Studies
16. SECTION VIII DISTINGUISHED GUEST GALLERY
    1. 24 Distinguished Guest Gallery
17. SECTION IX CONCLUSIONS
    1. 25 Where Do We Go from Here?
18. APPENDICES
    1. I Equipment Checklist
    2. II Image Summary and World Map
    3. III Annual Night Sky Planner
    4. IV Homemade Planisphere
    5. V Polaris Altitude
    6. VI The Horizon
    7. VII Contributor Websites
19. Index