Handbook of CCD Astronomy

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Summary: a very valuable book, entertaining too
Review: For a graduate student who has not had an observational astronomy course, the process of self-teaching the essentials of CCD astronomy is not a smooth one. You really don't know what kind of things you have to worry about before going to a telescope!

Though this book does not cover comprehensively the topic of detection techniques in scientific contexts (too much for such a small book), it has an excellent, totally readable introduction to the basics of CCD detection in astronomy. The author obviously has been in the field for a long time, so his numerous anecdotes from his rich, past expericnes are entertaining as well as enlightening. It is such a short book but very satisfying, which is rare for a technical science book.

This book would make a perfect textbook or supplement reading for any decent undergraduate observational astronomy course. Highly recommended as the first reading for observers.

Rating:
Summary: An essential reference
Review: Steve is the master of the art of CCD photometry. This is an essential book for professional astronomers and amateurs alike.

Rating:
Summary: An essential reference
Review: Steve is the master of the art of CCD photometry. This is an essential book for professional astronomers and amateurs alike.

Rating:
Summary: The Best amature CCD reference
Review: This book is a must-have reference for serious CCD imager. It is what I have looked for since I start using the CCD system! I wish it was published that time so that I didn't have to search hundreds of WebPages for same information.

It includes many equation and scientific data (for example.. Si pixel turns photons to electrons, several useful S/N equations, image processing .. from dark frame substracing to calculating expose time of flat field image

again .. mail me if you need more information at [e-mail]

Rating:
Summary: The Best amature CCD reference
Review: This book is a must-have reference for serious CCD imager. It is what I have looked for since I start using the CCD system! I wish it was published that time so that I didn't have to search hundreds of WebPages for same information.

It includes many equation and scientific data (for example.. Si pixel turns photons to electrons, several useful S/N equations, image processing .. from dark frame substracing to calculating expose time of flat field image

again .. mail me if you need more information at [e-mail]