Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography

Enrich your next sea vacation with this fun how-to guide to observing and doing astrophotography on water. Collecting together the author's five decades of astrophotography and teaching experience, this book shares all the practical information you will need to start on your own astronomy adven...

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Main Author: Redfern, Gregory I. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy-Observations.
Photography.
ISBN:9783030009588
ISSN:1431-9756
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505 0 |a Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- - Author's Note -- Preface -- Part 1:Cruise Ship Astronomy -- Chapter 1: Cruise Considerations and What To Pack Astronomy-Wise -- Chapter 2: Big Bang to Homo Erectus to Multi-Messenger Astronomy -- Chapter 3: Using Your Ship-Observatory at Sea -- Chapter 4: The Sky - Location, Location, Location -- Chapter 5: The Sun, Sunsets, Sunrises and Other Sun Stuff -- Chapter 6: The Stars -- Chapter 7: The Milky Way and Other Galaxies -- Chapter 8: The Planets -- Chapter 9: The Moon -- Chapter 10: Eclipses -- Chapter 11: Spotting the International Space Station and Satellites -- Chapter 12: Asteroids and Comets, Meteor Showers and Falling Stars, Fireballs and Bolides -- Chapter 13: Auroras and Other Glows in the Sea and Sky -- Part II: Astrophotography At Sea -- Chapter 14: Yes, It Can Be Done and What You Will Need to Do So -- Chapter 15: Redfern's Rules of Astrophotography At Sea -- Chapter 16: About Your Photo Studio - Ship Tips -- Chapter 17: Taking What the Sea, Sky and Ship Will Give You -- Chapter 18: Process, Post and Print -- Chapter 19: Moving the Astrophotography Bug Ashore -- Appendix: Suggested Reading and Internet Sites -- About the Author -- Index. 
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