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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

July 25, 2007 11:28 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

processed M20

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Not bad Floyd, but I believe it is a bit oversaturated... (overprocesing is something we all fall into, as it is hard to stop processing, sometimes...)

Practice makes perfection, so keep at it! wink

July 25, 2007 02:45 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC281

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Wonderful image Jason! 8)
Gotta love the STL11K... those widefields are amazing!

July 25, 2007 07:37 PM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

IT'S TIME FOR A DRAGONFLY IMAGE.

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
AWESOME! 8)
Great shot Ron!

July 26, 2007 02:59 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

cool down ?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
John, there is something called a LYMAX SCT cooler, check it out...

http://www.lymax.com/sct/


You could always open the back of your SCT, and point the scope down, so that heat exits through it. (cover the back with some breathing material so that dust/bugs don't go inside)

July 26, 2007 06:15 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Guiding camera

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
You'll be better off with the DSI Pro (have one on order too), as the old Pictor cameras are well known for being VERY cumbersome to work with... 8)

Just my 2 pesos, spend them wisely... wink

July 26, 2007 07:06 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Cluster Questions

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Here you go, my friend... 8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster



July 26, 2007 08:50 PM Forum: N.A.S.A.

Is NASA the Gov't Paris, Nicole, or Lindsay Lohan?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I'm sorry, but NASA needs to get tougher on these people... :C

12 hour "bottle-to-throttle" rule? PLEEEEEEASE!!! these people are in charge of MULTI-MILLION dollar missions (not to mention the equipment), how about MUST STAY CLEAN 72 hours previous to the Mission? is it too hard? then you don't go! PERIOD!

Am I missing something here? :S
I'm growing very dissappointed at the way some of these things are ran lately...

I mean, c'mon, there are MANY that would give their lives for a chance to go into outer space, and these people treat it like it is like going to your next door 7-Eleven...

July 28, 2007 01:28 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Hope I don't bore you but!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Floyd, by looking at your image histogram, under Photoshop, I can tell that your image has been clipped... way too dark. (the curve should show a starting base point from both ends, left & right) Also, the star colors are way too pronounced (for the exposure that you have), meaning that saturation is too high...

Don't push yourself too much on this, slow down, compare your image to others, taking into consideration your exposure times... wink 8)



Keep at it! 8)

July 28, 2007 01:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Lagoon Nebula with a difference

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Nice one!
Looks almost 3D! 8)

July 28, 2007 01:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Crossing The Veil

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Great shot Mario! 8)
And a very interesting catch, the one with the airplane engines... wink

Thank you for sharing!

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