This second edition of the Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing (HAIP) and its integral AIP for Windows 2.0 image processing software (AIP4Win2.0) addresses many important changes that have taken place in astronomical imaging since the publication of the first edition. Today's affordable astro-imaging capable digital single-lens-reflex cameras (DSLRs), the growing power of personal computers, and the proliferation of telescopes and imaging accessories has brought imaging capabilities within the reach of practically every amateur astronomer - and this second edition of the Handbook plus AIP4Win 2.0 is ready, willing, and able to assist every observer in making great astronomical images. In the Handbook, we amplified the original chapters on astronomical equipment and imaging techniques, revised our discussions of astrometry and photometry to reflect the steady growth in these scientific fields, and expanded tutorials in the back of the book to help you get up to speed quickly. On the accompanying CDROM (found on the inside back cover) you will find hundreds of megabytes of sample images you can use to learn techniques such as image registration and stacking that guarantee good results even from those living with suburban and urban skies. Also new are comprehensive chapters on color imaging with astronomical CCD cameras and processing color images from digital cameras, and photon-counting fundamentals every serious astro-imager needs to

Books "Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing" with CD ROM, 2nd Edition, Hardcover Book by Berry & Burnell

Burnell, James

Berry, Richard

Williams-Bell

For everyone who has looked up at the stars on a clear night and longed to know more about them, here is the perfect introduction and guide to discovering the stars. Discover the Stars leads you on a tour of all the stars and constellations visible with the naked eye and introduces you to deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars or a simple telescope. The tour is conducted by the editor of Astronomy magazine, Richard Berry, whose two-color, computer-plotted sky maps and clear instructions make stargazing fun and productive from your first night out. The heart of Discover the Stars is two sections of big, beautiful sky maps and charts. The first section features twelve maps that show the entire sky overhead as it appears during each month of the year. These outline all the constellations visible anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and the accompanying text reveals the rich ancient mythology that surrounds the star groups. The second section is made up of twenty-three star charts that depict smaller regions of the sky in great detail. These charts give the names of key stars and lead you to fascinating features such as stars with unusual colors, double stars, variable stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Separate chapters cover basics, such as how the stars move through the sky, how to find your way around the moon and the planets, making an astronomer's flashlight, and choosing and using a telescope—all in terms that are easy to grasp and remember. Discover the Stars is the perfect introduction to the heavens, simple enough to be useful if you're just starting out but packed with enough information to keep you learning and enjoying the stars for years to come.

Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Crown

Describes the characteristics of reflector and refractor telescopes, shows how to grind lenses, and provides plans for making telescopes and mounts

Build Your Own Telescope

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement

Scribner

Direct Selling examines all the key criteria in running a successful and profitable direct selling business and the opportunities that exist for those with an urge to have a business of their own. Berry explains party plan selling and the reasons for the most recent growth in network marketing. Throughout the world, direct selling is a fast growing channel of retail distribution. In Britain the direct selling of consumer goods now exceeds £1 billion a year - rivalling that of direct marketing. The recent success of direct selling businesses is based on the competitive edge it offers to manufacturers and the opportunities it presents to those with an urge to have a small business of their own.At the same time, this distribution channel has remained widely misunderstood and, sometimes, justly criticised for the hyped-up earnings claims of some of those involved as direct sellers.Richard Berry puts this industry in perspective in relation to retail distribution as a whole. He explains what products can be direct sold, and what cannot, and how to select the most appropriate methods of organising, training and motivating a sales force. The book is illustrated with many case studies involving both successful and unsuccessful direct selling businesses and marketing techniques.In this extensively researched book, the author also deals comprehensively with both the legal and consumer protection aspects of running a direct selling business. Covers all types of direct selling organization and direct selling methodsWritten by someone with past experience of running a direct selling business who is currently Director of the Direct Selling AssociationCovers, in detail, every aspect of the direct selling of consumer goods

Direct Selling: From Door to Door to Network Marketing

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Butterworth-Heinemann

Introduction to Astronomical Image Processing: A Comprehensive Guide to Ccd Image Enhancement for the IBM-PC and Compatibles/Book With Imagepro Soft [Feb 01, 1991] Berry, Richard

Introduction to Astronomical Image Processing: A Comprehensive Guide to Ccd Image Enhancement for the IBM-PC and Compatibles/Book With Imagepro Soft

Willmann-Bell

Choosing and Using a Ccd Camera: A Practical Guide to Getting Maximum Performance from Your Ccd Camera/Book and Disk

Book by Berry, Richard, Kanto, Veikko, Munger, John

The Ccd Camera Cookbook: How to Build Your Own Ccd Camera/Book and Disk

Arts & Photography

Kanto, Veikko

Munger, John

Photography & Video

This book tells how you can build a state-of-the-art Dobsonian telescope using readily available materials and supplies. Every step of construction is detailedin photographs and diagrams, and the underlying ideas are carefully explained. As a result of this three-year collaboration between authors David Kriege and Richard Berry, experienced and well-known telescope makers, you now have the opportunity to build a high-performance telescope from 14 inches to 40 inches aperture based on the thoroughly tested designs described in this book. The Dobsonian telescope takes its name from the astronomer/philosopher John Dobson, who introduced the concept of inexpensive, large-aperture telescopes to astronomy. Amateur astronomers at the time were so amazed that a telescope builtfrom simple, inexpensive materials performed so well that they could hardly believe their eyes. As home-built Dobsonians started showing up at star parties across the nation and people saw what Dobsonians could do, the word spread. In just a few years, the Dobsonian revolution swept the world. Since those early telescopes, Dobsonians have improved dramatically. An entire generation of amateur telescope makers contributed their best insights and refinements to Dobson's original design. Today's Dobsonians are larger, lighter,and more precise than ever before. For example, it is possible to build a telescope of 20 inches aperture that is compact enough to transp

The Dobsonian Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes

Kriege, David

Reference

An advanced book about imaging and manipulating images. Covers some maths of image manipulation and photometric analysis.

The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Describes the characteristics of reflector and refractor telescopes, shows how to grind lenses, and provides plans for making telescopes and mounts

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Books "Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing" with CD ROM, 2nd Edition, Hardcover Book by Berry & Burnell

Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

Build Your Own Telescope

Direct Selling: From Door to Door to Network Marketing

Introduction to Astronomical Image Processing: A Comprehensive Guide to Ccd Image Enhancement for the IBM-PC and Compatibles/Book With Imagepro Soft

Choosing and Using a Ccd Camera: A Practical Guide to Getting Maximum Performance from Your Ccd Camera/Book and Disk

The Ccd Camera Cookbook: How to Build Your Own Ccd Camera/Book and Disk

The Dobsonian Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes

The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing

Build Your Own Telescope