PIXINSIGHT BOOK?!

[jkmorse]

In case any of you are still holding out and want a sense of what the book offers in some detail, attached please find a review I wrote for Astronomy magazine:

http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/b/astronomy/archive/2016/09/28/a-review-of-the-book-inside-pixinsight-by-warren-keller.aspx

Best,

Jim

[Warhen]

Jim, Thanks so much for doing that- much appreciated! I hope that there's an opportunity to do a revision one day, so that I can continue to make it better.

[Warhen]

Hey all! Good news for those waiting for my book 'Inside PixInsight' by Springer Nature. As of this morning, the printing has at last been taken off of hold! It took an absurd eight weeks to put two small corrections through, but it's done and the presses are rolling again. FYI, Amazon has ~800 copies of the ORIGINAL version available immediately. Orders for a NEW, inscribed version from me directly, or orders for either the NEW softcover or eBook from Springer and other sources will take a bit more time for posting, printing and shipping. The changes were not earthshaking, so you'd be OK with either version. Thank you!

http://www.ip4ap.com/books/inside-pixinsight-by-warren-keller

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-PixInsight-Patrick-Practical-Astronomy/dp/3319256807/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474475859&sr=1-1&keywords=inside+pixinsight

http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319256801

[llpastro]

Warren, for those of us with the first printing, is there somewhere we can go to view the corrections and make notes in our book?

Larry Phillips

[Warhen]

Hi Larry, Thank you. The issues are on page 57 and 58. The Springer Extras link on page 57 sites a page the publisher no longer uses, and s/b www.springer.com/us/book/9783319256801. The link in blue is above 'Recommended for you' near the page bottom.

Page 58 under DSLR read "Currently, DSLR RAW files ([CR2, NEF, etc.] both calibration and light frames) must be loaded via Add Custom! You may only need to specify Image Type for the script to recognize them." The new version reads "Currently, DSLR RAW files ([CR2, NEF, etc.] both calibration and light frames ) must be loaded by file type, using the corresponding buttons at the bottom of the dialog. Rather than clicking the generic Add Files button, light frames would only be recognized and properly loaded using the Add Lights button. This is because RAW files don't have any self-identifying information in a textual header as do the FITS and XISF formats. This can also be accomplished using the Add Custom feature. There, you should only need to specify Image Type for the script to recognize them."

Thanks for your support!

[Warhen]

Here ye, Here ye! I've published a document with amendments to the book 'Inside PixInsight.' If you've bought the book, thank you! This is my continuing effort to make the book as accurate and complete as possible. Please visit this link http://www.ip4ap.com/shop_2017 and click on the yellow 'amendments' link to download the PDF. The document's direct link is http://www.ip4ap.com/documents/Inside%20PixInsight.pdf. Look for an update of less significant points next month when I return home. Thanks for your time and attention, and faith in me!

[llpastro]

Thanks Warren for your continued attention to detail.

Larry Phillips

[Warhen]

You are most welcome Larry. I'm constantly learning myself. I strive for perfection, but alas, I am merely mortal.