Table of Contents
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE AMATEUR
by Michael A. Covington
1991 Edition

Part 1 - Getting Started

1  The stars
	Stars and trails
	Films and lenses
	Keeping records
	Some advanced techniques

2  The moon
	Lenses and image size
	Determining exposures
	Telescopes and binoculars
	Films and processing

3  Eclipses
	Lunar eclipses
	Solar eclipses - partial and annular
	Solar eclipses - total

4  Comets, meteors, aurorae, and space dust
	Comets
	Meteors	
	Aurorae
	Dust in space

Part 2 - Advanced Techniques

5  Optical configurations for astrophotography
	Prime focus astrophotography
	Telescope design and optical limitations
	Image size and field of view
	The afocal method
	Positive projection
	Negative projection
	Compression
	Diffraction-limited resolution
	
6  The solar system
	High-resolution astrophotography
	The subtle art of focusing
	The sun
	The moon
	The planets

7  Deep-sky photography
	Beyond the solar system
	Piggy-backing
	Guiding
	Films, filters, and fog
	Through the telescope
	Keeping warm while observing

Part 3 - Equipment and Materials

8  Cameras, lenses, and telescopes
	The 35-mm SLR	
	Other types of cameras
	Lenses
	Choosing a telescope

9  Film
	How film works
	Spectral sensitivity
	The characteristic curve
	Speed
	Reciprocity failure
	Graininess and resolution
	Some specific films
	Bulk loading

10  Developing, printing, and copying
	The darkroom
	Processing black-and-white film
	Black-and-white printing
	Slide duplication
	Rephotography

Appendices

A  Sources of further information

B  Exposure tables

C  Computer programs

D  Plans for an electronic drive corrector

E  Film data sheets