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"This book is truly a magnum opus, a labour of love, and a great work of scholarship. It is authoritative, detailed, thorough, superbly illustrated, well referenced, and all-encompassing. There is no nook or cranny of the history of astronomical photography or its proponents that has not been investigated, noted, and embellished with a relevant image. It is worth every single cent of its price. It is an essential addition to every astronomy library. Anyone with even a vague interest in the development of astrophysics will need to have this book to hand; it is a vital and reliable starting place for any historical research into the last two centuries of astronomical endeavour." Professor David W. Hughes, 'Observatory' magazine, February 2015. Read Full Review Here:

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Appendices to the main text, which include an Astrophotography Timeline, 109 Important Astronomical Photographs, Chemistry of Photographic Processes, Telescope Systems, CCDs, Useful Astrophotography Formulae, a Glossary and Family Pedigrees.
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The following Appendices are included:
 
A: Astrophotography Timeline
 
This Appendix gives a summary of the main events that took place in the historical development of Astrophotography from 1800 up until the present day..
 
B: 109 Important Astronomical Photographs
 
This Appendix contains a list of 109 Astronomical Objects and Telescopes which were important to the historical development of Astrophotography.
 
C: Chemistry of Photographic Processes 
 
This Appendix discusses in detail the chemistry of the Daguerreotype, Calotype, Collodion and Gelatino-Bromide photographic processes.
 
D: Telescope Optical System
 
This Appendix describes the various  designs of Telescope Optical Systems which were used by astronomers over the last century and a half in Astrophotography.
 
E: Charge Coupled Devices
 
This Appendix discusses the workings of the Charge Coupled Device or CCD in relation to its use in Astrophotography.
 
F: Useful Astrophotography Formulae
 
This Appendix gives a number of useful but simple formulae used in Astrophotography.
 
G: Glossary of Terms
 
This Appendix gives definitions for the various astronomical and photographic terms used in the book.
 
H: Astrophotographer Family Pedigrees
 
This Appendix gives a family pedigree for each pioneer discussed in the book.

 

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Number of Pages: 180

Number of Snippet Panels: 17

Number of Photographs/Illustrations: 263

Number of Notes/References: 289

 

Acknowledgements

 

The Author would also like to thank: Abobe, Cyanogen, the Columbia University of New York, the De Montfort University, Leicester; Archives of the Gothard Astrophysical Observatory of Eötvös University; the Hamburg Observatory, the Harvard College Observatory, the Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society, the Lick Observatory, the Lyon Observatory, NASA, the Paris Observatory, the Principal Probate Registry of the High Court of Justice in England, the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the Science Museum, South Kensington, London; Software Bisque, Stark Labs, the Mount Wilson Observatory, the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago for the use of the following items: text extracts from original sources, genealogical information, photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations included in these Appendices.

 

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 Catchers of the Light includes eight Appendices to the main text, which provide further detail on particular aspects of Astrophotography and its history.

Dr. Stefan Hughes began his career as a professional astronomer, gaining a 1st Class Honours degree in Astronomy from the University of Leicester in 1974 and his PhD four years later on the 'Resonance Orbits of Artificial Satellites due to Lunisolar Perturbations', which was published as a series of papers in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. After graduating he became a Research fellow in Astronomy, followed by a spell as a lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Queen Mary College, London. Then came a ten year long career as an IT Consultant. In 'mid life' he spent several years retraining as a Genealogist, Record Agent and Architectural Historian, which he practiced for a number of years before moving to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where for the past ten years he has been imaging the heavens, as well as researching and writing the 'Catchers of the Light' - A History of Astrophotography.

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