Astrophotography for the Amateur
- ISBN-10
- 0521627400
- ISBN-13
- 9780521627405
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 331
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-05-03
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Michael A. Covington
Description
First published in 1999, this is an expanded and updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs.
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