"If you're looking for a handy reference guide to help you image and explore the many splendors of the southern sky, Imaging the Southern Sky is the book for you. The work features not only stunning color images, all taken by Stephen Chadwick, of the best galaxies, nebulae, and clusters available to astrophotographers, but also lesser-known objects, some of which have gone largely unexplored!

Introduces astrophotography targets that are usually left out of commercially available books

Foreword by Sir Patrick Moore.- Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Section I: The Objects of the Southern Skies.- Chapter 1: The Hunter and his Dog (Canis Major, Eridanus, Lepus, Orion).- Chapter 2: Vast Explosive Remnants (Vela).- Chapter 3: The Ship of Srgo (Carina, Centaurus, Puppis, Vela).- Chapter 4: On the Serpent's Back (Antila, Centaurus, Corvus, Hydra, Virgo).- Chapter 5: The Emu (Ara, Centaurus, Circinus, Crux, Lupus, Musca, Norma, Scorpius, Triangulum Australe).- Chapter 6: The Heart of the Galaxy (Corona Australis, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Scorpius).- Chapter 7: The Deep South (Apus, Chamaeleon, Dorado, Octans, Pavo, Reticulum, Tucana, Volans).- Chapter 8: The Clouds of Magellan (Dorado, Mensa, Tucana).- Chapter 9: Galaxies in the Furnace (Aquarius, Cetus, Eridanus, Fornax, Grus, Sculptor).- Section II: An Introduction to Digital Astroimaging.- Chapter 10: Equipment Inventory.- Chapter 11: Acquiring the Images.- Chapter 12: Image Processing.- About the Authors.- Index.