Advanced Imaging Conference October 22-24, 2010 Santa Clara ...

Don GoldmanAstrophotographerPresident, Astrodon Filterswww.astrodon.comProcessing Workflow and Image Enhancement for Vibrant ImagesThis workshop will provide an overview of basic processing from calibration,registration, data rejection, and combining. Different imagesgenerally require different fixes and enhancements. The session willcover many of these using Photoshop, such as gradient removal, starelongation, color saturation, noise removal, contrast enhancement, starsize reduction and localized sharpening.Don is the founder and president of Astrodon Filters and the founderand past president of Optical-Solutions, a designer- manufacturer ofsold fiber-optic chemical analyzers for on-line, real-time chemical monitoringof manufacturing processes. He holds both a B.S. in geologyand an MBA from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in analytical spectroscopy from CalTech.Don has been awarded 14 U.S. patents (including several that are classified), has published over 25 peer-reviewedpapers regarding mineralogy and glass research, is a regular speaker at popular national astronomy conferences,has published two articles in Sky and Telescope, received the 2009 Clyde Tombaugh award from Riverside TelescopeMakers Conference and is a member of AAVSO and SAS.Northern and Southern Owls / APOD 2010 May 6 / Don GoldmanOn the left is M97 in the constellation Ursa Major, also known in the northern hemisphere as the Owl Nebula. On theright is its visual counterpart, the southern Owl Nebula in the constellation Hydra, cataloged as PLN 283+25.1RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien; Apogee U16M; Software Bisque Paramount MEExposure Time: 10.3 hours Total of 3nm H-a, NII, OIIIAdvanced Imaging Conference October 22-24, 2010 Santa Clara, California http://www.aicccd.com Page 16