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Posts Made By: Gianluca Valentini

January 21, 2004 03:02 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M42 - 300d first light.

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very nice job for a 1st time: I wish my 1st would have been like this!

This 300D will give us all some surprises and I can't wait to see!

Congratulations and ciao

Luca

January 25, 2004 11:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M42 with ST80 & Canon 300 D

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very cool first DSLR image Vid. Looking forward to the next ones.

Thanks

Luca

January 25, 2004 11:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 1-18-04

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Great image! That's what I call starting with the right foot: it would be great as a 100th attempt, it is outstanding as a first.

Thanks for sharing it
Luca

January 26, 2004 03:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Old avi re-processed: Saturn

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Thank you all guys!

It is always such a pleasure to hear you comments.
I'll have to stick to re-processing, I'm afraid: it's snowing here and we don't see a lot of that here!

Hope your skies will be better than mine.

Ciao

Luca

January 26, 2004 03:19 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Horse Rides again

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very pleasant Mark. Lovely details of the horsehead.


Thanks

Gianluca

January 26, 2004 10:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

NGC 3195

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very very nice picture.
Thank you

Luca

February 4, 2004 05:22 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Cat vs Refractor

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Jimmie. I sure hope someone takes up this challenge of yours: I'd be very curious to see the outcome.

In the meanwhile, I decided to get both, a 4" Tak that I have never had the pleasure to use yet (as usual, when you get something new, bad weather starts sitting in!), and an 11" SCT that has already gave me a good deal of satisfaction. Unfortunately they are not on the same mount (as yet), so I can't help. But I'll enjoy anything that comes out of this open challenge.

Great skies to you Jimmie

Ciao

Luca

February 10, 2004 09:02 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Toucam white balance.

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Eddie,

I usually leave the camera on auto for white balance and it has always worked for me. I do understand though what you mean since once I had the bad idea of playing a little with the white balance and was not able to return to the initial settings. However, I read somewhere (I believe it was on QCUIAG website) that it would be a good idea to do your white balancing on the moon in the auto mode and then save the parameters set by the auto balance and use those for all your planetary works. I always meant to do it, but I never needed to since, as you will see by the picture I will attach, the colors seem to be ok on my shots so I keep my fingers crossed and leave it as it is.

Ciao
Luca

February 17, 2004 11:45 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

RegiStax 2 problem

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Peter,
first of all: does it happen with both reg and reg2?

I had the same problem a couple fo times, but only with reg2. I went back to opening the same file and it always worked the second time around. The only other thing I can think about is to update your winxp.

Hope it helps.

Ciao
Luca

February 19, 2004 08:56 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 2-1-04

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Nice Jupiter Jim! Do you have anything recorded with the auto settings?
I would be really interested to see if the color is OK. I hope so because now I feel a bit responsible, even more so because I already saw that Ralph is saying you should use neither the auto, nor the outdoor settings. I'm sure he says so because he has a better way to balance the white settings and I'm going to ask him to tell me how. I was only telling you guys what seems to work for me! So I hoped it worked for you also Jim.

Ciao Jim

Luca

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