Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

February 23, 2005 02:44 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

First light!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

Thank you for sharing such a great story David... it sure is wonderful to be able to share with our family some of our hobby...

Take care, and clear skies! 8)

February 23, 2005 02:48 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

A Celestron Tale

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

Thanks for sharing this Domenic... it is good to hear when "things go right"...

Good luck, and clear skies! wink

February 23, 2005 06:19 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 2/22

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

Great shot Chris!
Gotta love those Blue Festoons! wink

Thank you, and clear skies!

February 23, 2005 07:46 PM Forum: Eyepieces

University Optics 25mm vs TV 27mm Panoptic

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

Howard, I personally have the 25mm UO MK-70, as I also have the 40mm one...

I love both eyepieces, and for the money you spend on them I think they are a great buy..., but for what I've heard the Panoptics have a Flatter FOV, that means that your stars won't start to show a "kidney bean" effect as they reach the outer edges of the eyepiece... (more noticeable in faster scopes)

Hope this helps, and clear skies! wink

February 24, 2005 03:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Omega Centauri

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

BEAUTIFUL!
My favorite Cluster!

Thank you for sharing Greg... and your image definitely pumps me up, as I just got a D70 and I'm looking forward to shooting DSO's with it!

Keep it up, and keep'em coming! wink

February 24, 2005 03:09 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Eta Carina

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

I've never seen it up close & personal, but seems quite a show all by itself! Wonderful!

Thank you for bringing some of these Southern objects to us... wink

February 24, 2005 03:11 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Large Magellanic Cloud

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo

Greg, your shots make me wish I was down in my country of origin, Peru, shooting all these DSO's from the Mountains, where the skies are BLACK and the air is thin...

Thank you wink

February 24, 2005 03:15 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky