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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

November 26, 2006 04:03 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M42 with Starshoot & WO66SD

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Man, I can't wait to get to Dark Skies... shooting on heavy LP areas is a burden and a half...no matter what you use.

Here is my attempt at getting the most out of M42, with an Alt-Az mount which limits my exposures to about 30secs or so.

Shot is made out of 50x30sec exposures, with an Orion Starshoot camera on a WO66-SD refractor, with an Atik .5 reducer/corrector.


Clear skies, mis amigos! 8)

December 11, 2006 05:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: Infared for sale on Ebay

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Robert, FYI, listing Ebay items is NOT allowed here...

Clear skies,

December 16, 2006 05:17 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Re: Don't drive into a brick wall

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I much rather see stickers than NO stickers...
Beginners need all the help that they can get (we've all been there), and since manufacturers do not know WHO will be using, and how much knowledge they have of it, they simply choose to cover their "buttocks" and stick them all... 8)

Sticker on a Ladder:
"CAUTION: Climb ladder with both hands..." 8)

December 24, 2006 10:16 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

(OT) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
And a BIG Thank You to all of you, the ones that post these wonderful images, and to those that share knowledge with the ones that come here seeking for it... 8)

Have a Safe & Wonderful Christmas, and a Happy New Year! wink


January 1, 2007 03:09 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

(OT) HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Wishing a Safe & Happy New Year to all of you, my DSO-CCD imaging friends! 8)
Take good care of yourselves, and see you in 2007! wink

January 8, 2007 02:36 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Last night...

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
After a long period of lousy weather, last night finally opened up for a bit. And even though we knew that The Moon was gonna come out and cut our imaging night short, we still decided to drag our equipment out to our nearest Dark Site (about an hour away) and try our luck...

I found 3 other people at this site, and we sure had some good fun... (actually glad to find them there, as this site is a bit SPOOKY while alone)(alligators are normally seen floating around the canal 25-50 feet away from our scopes!)

Here are a couple of shots from last night... hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did! 8)


Clear skies to all of you!

February 2, 2007 07:51 PM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

WHERE IS THE CATCH?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Is this for real? where is the catch? price seems way too low, but I could be wrong...

http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=480909


February 8, 2007 02:31 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Metal caps/covers for 2" openings

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Does anybody remember WHO makes these metal plugs/caps that go in the 2" opening in the back of an SCT, a focuser or a diagonal? they replace the all popular plastic ones (most popular in red/yellow), that we use to keep the dust away.

There used to be a company that made some nice machined ones, and they even had them anodized in colors that would match some scopes... (like red, black, blue)


Thanks for your attention,



Ivan
8)

February 9, 2007 12:28 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Re: Venus Spinning?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
In my humble opinion, I'd say atmospheric turbulence playing games with your eyes... 8)

February 13, 2007 11:51 PM Forum: Home Observatories

Observatory 2 is UP!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Well, after Wilma decided to tear apart my newly built observatory (back then), I decided to rebuild and I'm now in the finishing stages of it... 8)
Then I'll have until June to think about ways to reinforce the building... 8)

Here are some shots of my NEW building... wink (I'm still working on touch ups and some modifications to the original setup)

Clear skies, my friends!




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