Gerald R. Hubbell

Some people are "big picture" people; others like the nitty-gritty facts. Gerald Hubbell, author of Scientific Astrophotography, is definitely one of the latter. His in-depth descriptions of basic and advanced astrophotography concepts are a little overwhelming at times (especially to this beginner). While he's right in that photographers should have an observing session planned out, he makes it sound like government work, with goals and objectives and time limits. I wasn't impressed with the practical exercises, which was the one place in the book the author went for the concepts rather than precise instructions. There also wasn't all that much detail on using astrophotography software, although it was mentioned periodically. This book probably is best suited for a "late beginner" or intermediate visual observer who wants to make the jump to astrophotography.

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LT Haiku:

A thorough guidebook
for all those wishing to take
pictures of the sky.… (more)