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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

February 15, 2007 04:50 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

My first Ha shot...

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Here is my humble "first try" at Ha shooting... wink (just got the filter this week)

I'm amazed at how these filters work, and how much pollution they block... literally! (I have a huge orange light 50 feet away from my driveway)

This is the result of stacked 25x30s shots, taken in Alt-Az, with the WO 66-SD and the Orion Starshoot camera...

Can't wait to set it up in Polar mode and pull longer exposures! 8)

Clear skies, my friends! 8)

February 16, 2007 02:08 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Second time is better... Widefield Ha shot of M42

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I took this shot with the same equipment as my "FIRST HA SHOT", but this was my SECOND one, and I used an Atik .5 f/r on the WO SD-66, bringing it down to less than 200mm focal length...

Stack of 30x40s, Alt-Az setup, Orion Ha filter, WO 66-SD & Orion Starshoot Camera.

Needless to say, I'm happy with these results! 8)

Clear skies, mis amigos! wink

February 18, 2007 10:02 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

The ROSETTE, Ivan's way...

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Well, here I am... SQUEEZING every bit I can from the little Starshoot camera and the "almighty" WO 66-SD refractor... wink

I went out last night to The Everglades, with a group of other 20 nuts... and we had a blast for about 6-7 hours. Temperature was about 45F, but with the wind it was dropping into high 30s... BRRRRR!

Anyways, here is my first shot from last night..., I had a blast! 8)
Stack of 40x40s, WO 66-SD with an Atik .5 f/r, Orion Starshoot camera.


Clear skies!



February 18, 2007 10:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Leo's Triplet, Ivan's way...

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Here is my try at Leo's Triplet... 8)
40x40s, Orion Starshoot with Atik .5 f/r, WO 66-SD

Clear skies! 8)

February 19, 2007 04:03 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M82 with a Starshoot

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Taken last night with the WO 66-SD & Orion Starshoot.
40x40s, with Atik .5 f/r


Clear skies!

February 20, 2007 08:41 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

COLLAGE

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Here are the 6 objects that I was able to shoot last weekend... 8)

All taken with the Orion Starshoot camera & the William Optics SD-66 (40x40sec exposures)

I made a collage out of them to make it easier... (instead of making 6 threads)
I'm sure you can identify them all... wink


Clear skies my friends! 8)

February 21, 2007 07:26 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Re: M3

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Very nice Patrick!
Resolved almost all the way down to the core... wink


Thanks for sharing, and keep'em coming!

March 14, 2007 02:53 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Humble M51 & M78 pics

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I had a chance to take my little scope to the outskirts of the city,
this past weekend...

It was NOT a dark site, but time constraints did not allowed me to go
any further out... (man, mosquitoes were nasty that day!) 8O

Anyways, I managed to image M51 in Widefield mode, and M78... (both
taken in Alt-Az, so exposures are limited to about 40secs per frame)
(needless to say, I can't wait to go into POLAR mode, for much longer exposures!) 8)


Clear skies!



Ivan
8)



M51
60x40sec, Orion Starshoot, WO SD-66
Processed with Adobe Photoshop CS2

March 28, 2007 03:58 AM Forum: Pet Pics

The ALMIGHTY "Binky"

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
This ferocious dog wink is a West Highland White Terrier that I took home, when I heard that somebody at work was going to give up their dog to the pound...

My kids & the wife were nagging me for the longest about getting a dog, but I kept on delaying it, since I KNEW that it was going to be DADDY's and MOMMY's job in the end... (and right was I!) 8)

Anyways, he is quite a playful little dog, and if you let him, he'll lick you to death! 8)

April 2, 2007 09:25 PM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

Re: Parallax HD200C GTO is born!!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
What a BEAUTY! 8)
Congratulations, and ENJOY IT!

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