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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

September 28, 2007 02:15 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Thanks Dimitri and Inge!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I second that motion Larry! 8)
They are both very kind & helpful people, and surely deserve a BIG THANK YOU...

Clear skies to all of you! 8)

September 28, 2007 06:06 PM Forum: Refractors

Size Refractor to piggy back on a Celestron Ultima

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Chris, as many suggested, maybe the 66mm WO SD might be the one for you... (I forgot to take into consideration "the size" of the scopes I mentioned, and they might be a bit too much on top of your 8" SCT)

I personally own the WO 66SD and love it! 8)


September 28, 2007 09:06 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Newbie

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Nice shot Thomas! 8)
You'll find that the best time to take a shot of The Moon is when is NOT Full, so that The Terminator shows the craters detail...

September 30, 2007 04:47 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

What about a EQ6 (Skyscan) and a C-11 OTA

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Gregg, are you planning on having the C11 with the APO piggybacked?

The EQ6 (or Atlas) is a great mount for the money.

It is rated for 40#, so it should handle your scopes well, but if you are headed for Astrophotography, might want to rethink your strategy a bit. IMHO, the is no such thing as OVERKILL when it comes to mounts for Astrophotography, as you'll want a ROCK STEADY platform for your scopes, since any wind/movement will be transferred to the pic, ruining it.

I would say that you should rate your scopes to 1/2 to 3/4 of what the mount is rated for, and you'll have a great combination... anything higher than that as you'll be fine for Visual use, but might not be the perfect combination for long exposure photography.

The scopes I use for AP are (combined+rings) less than half of what the mount can handle..., providing a ROCK SOLID platform.

Of course, this is just MHO, so please take it "with a grain of salt"... wink


Clear skies! 8)

September 30, 2007 09:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 288 - Globular Cluster

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Beautiful GC Jim! 8)
Lovely star colors... and resolved to the core, well done!

October 1, 2007 12:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

How about some Ms. Pacman

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Very cool shot John! 8)
Thanks for sharing!

October 1, 2007 03:29 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Orion's Belt & Sword

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
That looks very promising Joe!
Looking forward to your next shots! 8)

October 3, 2007 12:17 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Part of the Heart

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Beautiful shot Jim!
Love the results you get with the Artemis... 8)

October 5, 2007 02:09 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

The Blue Snowball

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Great shot Joe!
Keep'em coming! 8)

October 5, 2007 02:11 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Overdone, but it is my first attempt

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Welcome to THE DARK SIDE... 8)
From now on you'll be addicted to DSO shooting... (and who wouldn't? there are enough objects to last a lifetime...)

Great shot Kerry, keep it up! wink

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