Digital Astrophotography is a very interesting and exciting book. It not only talks about how to shoot astrophotos using high end and expensive equipment but also how to do it with digital compact cameras, dSLR cameras and even Webcam's.

There are lots of full color sample photos sure to inspire and get the creative juices flowing. There are buying tips for not only the cameras themselves but for accessories too. There is information of how to take astrophotograph's using the various cameras as well as how to process them so they look there best.

Digital Astrophotography is easy to read, easy to understand and quite interesting to boot. While I have tinkered with taking long exposure star trails and taking photos of the moon, this book has given me some interesting new ideas I can't wait to explore.

Chapters:

Chapter 1: Before You Start

• A World Full of Possibilities
• For Future Reference

Chapter 2: The Digital Compact Camera

• Application Areas of a Digital Compact Camera
• Buying Tips for Digital Compact Cameras and Accessories
• Taking Astrophotos with a Digital Compact Camera
• Image Processing

Chapter 3: The Webcam

• Applications of a Webcam
• Buying Tips for Webcams and Accessories
• Taking Astrophotos with a Webcam
• The First Exposures with Your Webcam
• Processing Your Webcam Images

Chapter 4: The Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera

• Application Areas of a Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras
• Buying Tips for a dSLR Cameras and Accessories
• Taking Astrophotos with a dSLR
• Processing Your dSLR Images

Chapter 5: The Astronomical CCS Camera

• Application Areas of an Astronomical CCD Camera
• Buying Tips for CCD Cameras and Accessories
• Taking Astrophotos with a CCD Camera
• Processing you Astronomical CCD Camera Images

Conclusion

Appendix

Resources: Web Links, Addresses; Further Reading

This is a great book to help you get started in astrophotography and a great book for those that have already tinkered with it but want more information on how to do it better and how to use the equipment they have to get the best astrophotos you can get. With coverage of digital compact cameras, webcams, dSLR cameras and Astronomical CCD cameras this is a very complete book that will help anyone with even a modest camera to have some fun and explore the heavens above.