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About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: A Brief History of Astronomical Imaging; Advancing Technology; CCD and DSLR Systems; Filters for Astronomy; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Filters and General Equipment for Astronomical Observing; Filters for Visual Observation; Wratten Filters for Lunar and Planetary Observing; No. 25A Red; No. 23A Light Red; No. 21 Orange; No. 8 Light Yellow; No. 12 Yellow; No. 15 Deep Yellow; No. 11 Yellow-Green; No. 56 Light Green; No. 58 Green; No. 82A Light Blue; No. 80A Blue; No. 38A Dark Blue; No. 47 Violet
Neutral Density Filters Polarizing Filters; Why Use Filters for Visual Observing; Observing Hints: Dark Adaptation, Telescopes and Eyepieces; Dark Adaptation; Telescopes; Refractors; Reflectors; Catadioptrics; Eyepieces; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Observing the Moon with Filters ; Lunar Landscapes; Craters; Maria; Mountain Ranges; Valleys and Rilles; Faults and Domes; Filters for Lunar Observation; Phases of the Moon; New Moon to First Quarter; Two Days Old; Four Days Old; Six Days Old; Seven Days Old; Eight and Nine Days Old; Ten Days Old
Eleven to Thirteen Days Old The Full Moon; Lunar Eclipses; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Observing the Solar System with Filters; Mercury: The Innermost Planet; Filters for Observing Mercury; Venus and Wratten Filters; Filters for Observing Venus; Mars: The Red Planet; Observing Mars with Filters; Jupiter: King of the Planets; Filters for Observing Jupiter; Saturn: The Ringed Planet; Filters for Observing Saturn; The Outer Darkness: Uranus and Neptune; Filters for Observing Uranus and Neptune; Comets: Visitors from Deep Space; Filters for Comet Observation; Conclusion
Further ReadingChapter 5: Using Filters to Observe the Sun; Solar Activity and Detail; Mylar and Baader Paper Filters; Herschel Wedge; Solar Continuum Filters; Calcium Filters; Hα Filters; Observing the Sun with White Light Filters; Observing the Sun with Narrowband Filters; Ca II vs. Hα; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Filters for Astrophotography; Photometric Systems; Useful Filters for DSLR Imaging; Useful Broadband Filters for CCD Imaging; UV/IR Cutoff Filters; SkyGlow Filters; Celestron LPR Filter; Meade Broadband Filters; Infrared Blocking Filter
Minus Violet Filters Enhancing Filter; Narrowband Filters; Lumicon Ultra High Contrast (UHC); Orion UltraBlock; Meade Narrowband; Comet Filter; The Hydrogen (Hα) Filter; The Hydrogen (Hβ) Filter; The Oxygen (OIII) Filter; The Sulfur (SII) Filter; Filter Wheels; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 7: A Brief Introduction to Astrophotography and Image Manipulation; Camera Equipment; "How-to" Books and Software; Preparing the Image in Photoshop ; FITS Liberator and Maxim DL ; Photoshop and Processing Your Image; Luminance Layers; Registax ; Conclusion; Further Reading
Neutral Density Filters Polarizing Filters; Why Use Filters for Visual Observing; Observing Hints: Dark Adaptation, Telescopes and Eyepieces; Dark Adaptation; Telescopes; Refractors; Reflectors; Catadioptrics; Eyepieces; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Observing the Moon with Filters ; Lunar Landscapes; Craters; Maria; Mountain Ranges; Valleys and Rilles; Faults and Domes; Filters for Lunar Observation; Phases of the Moon; New Moon to First Quarter; Two Days Old; Four Days Old; Six Days Old; Seven Days Old; Eight and Nine Days Old; Ten Days Old
Eleven to Thirteen Days Old The Full Moon; Lunar Eclipses; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Observing the Solar System with Filters; Mercury: The Innermost Planet; Filters for Observing Mercury; Venus and Wratten Filters; Filters for Observing Venus; Mars: The Red Planet; Observing Mars with Filters; Jupiter: King of the Planets; Filters for Observing Jupiter; Saturn: The Ringed Planet; Filters for Observing Saturn; The Outer Darkness: Uranus and Neptune; Filters for Observing Uranus and Neptune; Comets: Visitors from Deep Space; Filters for Comet Observation; Conclusion
Further ReadingChapter 5: Using Filters to Observe the Sun; Solar Activity and Detail; Mylar and Baader Paper Filters; Herschel Wedge; Solar Continuum Filters; Calcium Filters; Hα Filters; Observing the Sun with White Light Filters; Observing the Sun with Narrowband Filters; Ca II vs. Hα; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Filters for Astrophotography; Photometric Systems; Useful Filters for DSLR Imaging; Useful Broadband Filters for CCD Imaging; UV/IR Cutoff Filters; SkyGlow Filters; Celestron LPR Filter; Meade Broadband Filters; Infrared Blocking Filter
Minus Violet Filters Enhancing Filter; Narrowband Filters; Lumicon Ultra High Contrast (UHC); Orion UltraBlock; Meade Narrowband; Comet Filter; The Hydrogen (Hα) Filter; The Hydrogen (Hβ) Filter; The Oxygen (OIII) Filter; The Sulfur (SII) Filter; Filter Wheels; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 7: A Brief Introduction to Astrophotography and Image Manipulation; Camera Equipment; "How-to" Books and Software; Preparing the Image in Photoshop ; FITS Liberator and Maxim DL ; Photoshop and Processing Your Image; Luminance Layers; Registax ; Conclusion; Further Reading