Digital SLR Astrophotography

 

Digital SLR Astrophotography

NEW EDITION, 80% REWRITTEN
covering new cameras, software,
and techniques

Includes worked examples with
DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight,
Nebulosity, and MaxIm DL

 

Digital SLR Astrophotography
by Michael A. Covington

The third volume in Covington's
Practical Amateur Astronomy series

Sample pages (PDF)
Table of contents (PDF)
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Corrections and Updates
Ongoing additions to this book
Updated Sept. 13, 2023

Between the First and Second Editions
Notes 2007-2018

Corrections to the 2007 edition

Chart of camera lens designs

PixInsight script for flat darks, formerly here, is no longer recommended. Use BatchPreprocessing script in the normal way and include flat darks with darks.

Blank pages (to use computer screen as flat field)

Michael Covington's older DSLR pages

How to Use a Computerized Telescope Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes Astrophotography for the Amateur