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Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) Book
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Product Description
There are two basic methods of recording astronomical images seen through the eyepiece of a telescope. Photography (these days, usually digital imaging with a CCD camera) is one, the other is sketching.
Astronomical sketching and drawing has a long and esteemed history. Many astronomers believe it is still unrivalled for recording and illustrating transient phenomena (such as TLPs) or for taking advantage of the fleeting moments of extreme clarity that result from the turbulent atmosphere through which Earth-based astronomers carry out all their observing.
Unfortunately, astronomical sketching and drawing is seldom taught as such, and is regarded by many amateur astronomers as the province of a talented few. This is not the case – the necessary techniques can be taught, just as portraiture and still-life drawing can be (and is) taught.
This book could become a classic.
- 0387262407
- 9780387262406
- Richard Handy, David B. Moody, Jeremy Perez, Erika Rix, Sol Robbins
- 22 June 2007
- Springer
- Paperback (Book)
- 198
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