Practical astronomy
with your camera and computer

by Horst Meyerdierks

• Astronomy
  • Time
  • Measuring space
  • The Earth's atmosphere
  • The Sun and the Earth's orbit
  • The Moon (MORE Lunar 100s)
  • The planets
  • Comets
  • Artificial satellites
  • Stars and star clusters
  • The Milky Way and its nebulae
  • External galaxies
• Optics and imaging
  • Telescopes and lenses
  • Cameras and detectors
  • Exposure
  • Telescope mount
  • Image reduction
  • Image analysis
• Computing
  • The computing environment
  • Time calculations
  • Coordinate calculations
  • Solar system ephemeris
  • Optics, detectors, mounts
• Appendices
  • References
  • About the site and author
  • Stockert radio telescope

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