VIDEOASTRO

VIDEOASTRO
Video Astrophotography E-mail
Discussion Group & Resource

VIDEOASTRO is an international group of amateur and professional astronomers primarily interested in equipment and techniques for video astronomy and high resolution video capture astrophotography. This includes but is not limited to video imaging the sun, moon and planets, deeps sky objects, meteors and satellites. Equipment discussions cover the gambit from telescopes, simple consumer camcorders, video surveillance cameras, to the latest frame integrating video systems for deep sky viewing and imaging. All levels of experience are represented, and newcomers are always welcome.

This web site is a resource made up of contributions by the members of the VIDEOASTRO E-mail discussion group and includes an extensive gallery index, articles and a video astronomy related links page.

The E-mail List and web site are owned and maintained by Jim Ferreira, Livermore CA-USA -- ferreira1@llnl.gov or BakerSt@comcast.net Be sure to visit my personal Video Capture Astrophotography web site at http://www.lafterhall.com/astro.html

Above photo of M27 made with the new StellaCam II frame integraing video camera from Adirondack Video Astronomy and 25cm Newtonian @ f/6 by Jim Ferreira, Livermore CA

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This magnificent image of Plato revealing some 40 plus craterlets on the crater's floor was shot by Steve Keene of Columbus, Ohio with a Coulter 13 Dobsonian and Sony Digital 8 camcorder. Steve works with the camcorder in an afocal configuration, essentially focusing the camcorder lens on the exit pupil of the telescope eyepiece. 600 individual video frames were stacked with Registax to create this image, and adjusted for contrast, brightness and sharpness in Adobe Photoshop.

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Deep sky imaging with video is now very doable with cameras from
Adirondack Video Astronomy and Internet Telescope Exchange
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VIDEO ASTRONOMY......the Book

Finally! The highly anticipated book exclusively on the subject of video astronomy and astrophotography by three authors well versed in this new and growing field of amateur astronomy. Containing everything the beginner needs to get started, it will also be a well thumbed volume by seasoned video imagers as well.

Available from
Adirondack Video Astronomy for $19.95