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June 2009 Issue (Volume 5, Issue 3)

 In this issue you'll find:
  • The Five S’s Part 4a: Select
    Warren Keller continues his series on the 5 S's in which he discusses the categories: Stretch, Sharpen, Saturate, Select and Smooth.
  • Orion’s New Starshoot Pro v2
    Alan Smallbone tests the new Starshoot Pro v2 from Orion.
  • PixInsight—Processing by Example, Part 1
    Sander Pool illustrates how to use PixInsight to process your astro-images
  • 3D Astronomical Visualization—Part 1
    Chris Ford, Business Director of RenderMan at Pixar Animation Studios, shows us how to make our 2D astro-images become a 3D visualization.
  • Which Photons to Capture?
    David Snay provides us with some suggestions on what to image during the next couple of months, based on your imaging experience and set up.
  • Flip-Flat; What's That?
    Alan Smallbone examines this new, unique, automated flat-fielding tool.

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Midwest Astro-Imaging Conference (Chicago)

AstroPhoto Insight Magazine is proud to host the 2009 Midwest Astro-Imaging Conference on June 26-27, 2009. The 2009 Conference will include:
  • Expert speakers covering the latest is CCD, DSLR and image acquisition and processing
  • Vendor exhibits where you can see and touch their products and get answers straight from the manufacturer
  • Great door prizes
  • Breakfast, lunch and coffee service on both days
  • Free wireless Internet access through the facility
  • Free shuttle service to and from the Marriott Hotel

Visit the conference website for more details: www.mwaic.com

2008 Midwest Astro-Imaging Conference DVDs

This 4 DVD set contains the following presentations.
  • R Jay GaBany‘s An Eye Candy Recipe
  • Bob Pilz‘s Lunar Imaging
  • Jim Burnell‘s Autoguiding
  • Warren Keller‘s Photoshop Foundations
Click here for more information

Camera Buyer's Guide

The 2009 Camera Buyer's Guide is available in the December 2008 Special Hardware Edition Platinum Members. It provides specifications on 124 cameras for astrophotography

Get the Camera Buyer's Guide here

Updates from NEAIC/NEAF 2008

Photos and videos from the NorthEast Astro Imaging Conference (NEAIC) and NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF). Check out the NEAIC/NEAF 2008 Pictures and Videos page for more details

The Hybrid Image - Rob Gendler

AstroPhoto Insight is proud to present Rob Gendler's 2006 NEAIC presentation The Hybrid Image: A New Philosophy in Aesthetic Imaging as as online presentation. This presentation is available to registered users of AstroPhoto Insight.

Digital Imaging of the Planets - Don Parker

AstroPhoto Insight is proud to present Don Parker's 2006 NEAIC presentation Digital Imaging of the Planets as as online presentation. This presentation is available to registered users of AstroPhoto Insight.

Milky Way's Galactic Center by Stéphane Guisard

SBIG STL CCD camera and a 28mm lens on a Takahashi NJP mount
See the full size image on Stéphane's website:
http://astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Milky-Way-GC-STL-28mm.html

The Vela Supernova Remnant: A Mosaic by Rob Gendler

"This project is 30 frames with over 60 hours of imaging" explains Rob Gendler.

Full size image and details about the image and it's history:
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Velamosaic.html

Rob's planning chart showing his planning strategy:
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Velamosaicplan.jpg

Reader Images from Flickr

 The slideshow below is automatically generated from images added to the AstroPhoto Insight group on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/685542@N24/

See more great images from around the Internet on the AstroPhoto Blog

AstroPhoto Twitter

View the AstroPhoto Twitter feed here or join us at AstroPhoto on Twitter to find out what we are up to and share your feedback with us. What is Twitter? From the FAQs:
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: "What are you doing?"
Full Twitter FAQ here. The AstroPhoto Twitter tries to answer the question "What's happening in astrophotography?" Image something really cool? Buy new equipment? Got a question? Twitter it to us and all those following our Twitter feed.

About AstroPhoto Insight Magazine

AstroPhoto Insight, published by Professional Insight, is a bi-monthly digital astrophotography magazine dedicated to exploring and sharing the latest innovations and techniques in the field of cutting-edge amateur astrophotography.

Astrophoto Insight publishes articles by well-known experts in astrophotography such as R Jay GaBany, Jim Burnell, Adam Block, Greg Piepol, Neil Fleming, Craig Stark and Warren Keller and more. However, all readers are encouraged to submit articles, and some are sure to become household names as well.

A typical issue will contain hardware reviews on imaging equipment such as CCD, DSLR, and telescopes; software reviews, tutorials (e.g. Photoshop techniques), user projects and modifications, and any number of reader submitted articles. Emphasis is always on the practical side of astrophotography; with plenty of information on equipment, software, and techniques to help the enthusiast get the most out of their astrophotography experience.

Astrophoto Insight, while offering enough material to keep even the most hard-core astrophotographer interested, still offers a variety of practical and “basic” information to be of great value to the beginner as well. A recent survey of readers confirmed its broad appeal across all levels of astrophotographers.