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Placed here are some general references that might be useful for the participants of the astrophotography and image processing workshop

Remote Observing possibility at Kitt Peak

http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/remote.html

If you do not yet have the equipment to do astrophotography on your own, consider applying for telescope time here, or perhaps a planetarium or amateur association that you are a part of, could purchase some time on this for you. You could obtain some images from which you might be able to think of pulling out some learning science.

Freeware for webcam imaging

http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kpvc/imaging-workshop/essential-software.html

A webcam does not cost that much. Try purchasing one and bring it to the workshop, if you wish to work together with a group learning to get the maximum out of a webcam :-) There is a U-tube demonstration of it somewhere, do have a look.

Astrophotography Webring

http://www.rphotoz.com/webring/

These are individual pages of astrophotographers from around the world and they have done inspiring work!

Some basics about the way the Hubble images are obtained and processed

http://opostaff.stsci.edu/%7Elevay/process/

Venus Observing/Science projects for amateur astronomers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070824120456.htm

Determination of Intermediate period transiting planets with a network of small telescopes

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/380421

How Amateur astronomers are helping discover the true nature of Cataclysmic variables

http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v20n2/159.pdf

Astrophotography for the amateur by Michael Covington - google book

http://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ZT0ja5EM358C&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=amateur+astronomer&ots=gUbA4tMrbz&sig=x2QEAHVpTd0Jmcf9LMUM_6Vn478