Getting Started in Astrophotography
Not knowing where to start or where to go next can be large hurdles for amateur astrophotographers. Daniel will walk us through the basics and some intermediate aspects of equipment selection (mounts, cameras, and optics), session planning, data acquisition (software, exposure times, and types of exposures), and image calibration. Whether you're in your observatory or in the field, and whether your camera is on a tripod or attached to a telescope on an equatorial mount, there will be something for every beginning imager.

Rogelio Bernal

Wide Field Imaging
Wide field telescopic images include short focal length telescopic and camera lens shots, mosaics, and so forth. The imager must consider composition and special processing challenges such as compositing the mosaics, and controlling gradients. The presentations features software, processing, and other techniques very different from what most people use.

Warren Keller

Image Processing I, II, III
These three sessions will take those seeking a good, comprehensive foundation in processing through the magic and science of Image Processing. These three different sessions can be viewed in a series or independently. This is a complete presentation of how one takes a calibrated image through its processing to bring out all the information and beauty of the image.

Tim Puckett

Data Mining
As part of the "Science with the Telescope" theme, Tim will show how amateurs can research their own and other people's images to find things nobody (including scientists) knew were there. Thousands of images are never checked by general imagers for transient objects. The talk will focus on the objects they can find, how to measure and report them, and so forth.

Wolfgang Promper

Imaging with Front Illuminated and Back Illuminated Sensors
Wolfgang will describe the considerations high end imagers must take into account when choosing their ultimate cameras. When going for the most detailed imaging data, the types of sensors and other hardware considerations become important.

R. Jay GaBany

Big Things from Small Packages
Amateurs are regularly making contributions to Science, using backyard equipment, software, and processing techniques. This presentation will emphasize how you can be part of this effort. 

Ken Crawford

Digging out the Details
A step by step lesson for revealing and enhancing those hidden details in your images.  

Ken Crawford

The Cure for Anemic Color
Five different ways to bring your to life  with very dramatic results including an intro to the new HDR toning