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Posts Made By: Larry Citro

October 11, 2004 01:51 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Crater Janssen

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

" I have some practicing to do on my techniques."

Not too much practicing I would think, for this is a magnificent image.

clear skies,

Larry Citro


October 11, 2004 02:08 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Where to live around LA for dark skies?

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

you do have a bit of a problem... I would say head northeast as far as you can from LA. See here

http://www.darksky.org/darksky/darksky_map.html

clear skies,

Larry Citro

October 11, 2004 05:17 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

ngc7331

Posted By Larry Citro
hi all,

Thanks for the nice comments.

Stuart, I have thought about adding color to this. I've imaged galaxies in both monochrome and LRGB and have yet to decide which I like better...I do know I like both. One of my favorite images is a 2hr exposure of m51 taken with a Vixen VCL200.

http://starryforge.com/st10images/M512HRSpp.jpg

Another favorite is a LRGB of m82 taken with a Mewlon 250.

http://starryforge.com/m82LRGBPP2a.jpg


I really can't say I like one more then the other. One of the advantages ( for me ) in doing straight LUM imageing is I tend to go deeper and longer with the exposures.

clear skies,

Larry Citro



October 11, 2004 05:25 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Helix Nebula

Posted By Larry Citro
hi Tom,

Beautiful colors and a really deep image. Great stuff. The Halpha is astounding in the amount of faint nebulosity and detail it shows.

clear skies,

Larry Citro

October 11, 2004 05:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Why I love my Starmaster

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

That's a great story and a tribute to the fine folks at Starmaster.

clear skies,

Larry Citro

October 17, 2004 02:31 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Bubble Nebula - NGC7635

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

Very nice work, a pleasure to look at.

clear skies,

Larry Citro

October 19, 2004 12:28 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hybrid shot of M45

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

Great image of m45, a pleasure to look at.

clear skies,

Larry Citro

October 22, 2004 01:49 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Bubble Nebula

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

I've added color ...the color was 10 mins each channel.. so it's a bit nosiey and a bit off of balance.

clear skeis,

Larry Citro

November 3, 2004 03:32 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Help purchasing a new scope

Posted By Larry Citro
hi,

i have a lot of scopes ranging from a Pronto, a Televue Genesis, to a Tak Mewlon 250 to a Discovery 17.5" Dob. For viewing clusters, nebula and galaxies ... the large dob is the best. Smaller fainter ngc DSO's take on a whole new character with the dob and there are a of of them to explore. You just can not do that with 5 or 6 inches of aperture.

For visual enjoyment get a dob. Then sometime if you want, get a APO, if you wnat to do imaging.


clear skies,

Larry Citro

November 8, 2004 09:33 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

I am ready to enter the CCD world but...

Posted By Larry Citro
HI,

I would reccommend the ST-2000XM , it is a more versitle camera, with good QE and will be very usable with a shorl focal length scope if you should ever buy one.

clear skies,

Larry Citro

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