Capturing the Stars

Astrophotography by the Masters

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Author:

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Format: Hardcover, 160 Pages

Item: 145785

ISBN: 9780760335000

Publisher: Voyageur Press

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Illustrations: 171 color and 10 b/w photos

Size: 10.875 x 9.25

Weight: 2.375 lb.

Edition: First

Published: June 12th 2009

DC: AP

Price: $30.00

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To gaze at the stars is one thing; to capture that gaze in photographs is something else, a tantalizing scientific art that many attempt and few master. That rare mastery is on full display in this beautiful volume of space photography from thirty of the most accomplished astrophotographers in the world, both professional and amateur. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, and other deep-sky treasures fill the pages. Along with the marvels of the night sky--the Andromeda and Whirlpool galaxies, the Pleiades and the Praesepe, the Orion and Crab nebulae, and many more--each section features a profile of the photographer’s work, techniques, philosophy, and experiences. Compiled by the world's leading amateur astrophotographer, with an introduction to the history of space photography, this spectacular volume is an essential for every stargazer’s bookshelf.

Robert Gendler is the world’s leading amateur astrophotographer. A physician who spends his free time taking pictures of the night sky, he is the author and photographer of A Year in the Life of the Universe, and his images appear regularly in Sky & Telescope magazine. He lives in Avon, Connecticut. www.robgendlerastropics.com/

Foreword writer Neil deGrasse Tyson is a professional astrophysicist. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and the host of NOVA scienceNOW on PBS. Tyson is the author of nine books on the universe, most recently Death by Black Hole and The Pluto Files. He lives in New York City.

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Contents

Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Preface

Introduction

Astrophotographers

Edward Emerson Barnard, United States William C. Miller, United States Per-Magnus Hedén, Sweden Arne Danielsen, Norway Bill and Sally Fletcher, United States Miloslav Druckmüller, Czech Republic Thierry Legault, France Fred Espenak, United States Greg Piepol, United States Wes Higgins, United States Damian Peach, United Kingdom Donald C. Parker, United States David Malin, Australia Tony Hallas, United States Russell Croman, United States Sean Walker and Sheldon Faworski, United States John Gleason, United States Lisa Frattare and Zolt Levay, United States Daniel Verschatse, Chile Travis Rector, United States Bernhard Hubl, Austria Gerald Rhemann, Austria Axel Mellinger, Germany Johannes Schedler, Austria Jean-Charles Cuillandre and Giovanni Anselmi, France and Italy R. Jay G

Photography / Photographic Techniques
Photography / Photographic Subjects & Themes
Nature / Astronomy