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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

January 16, 2003 02:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

m81 again...reprocessed...

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Beautiful Pic Andy!
Great job on capturing the detail on this one!

Thanks!


Ivan
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January 16, 2003 02:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

A deep M31

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Gotta love that TAK!!!!!!!!
Great work Jeff, truely beautiful!


Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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January 16, 2003 02:43 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Musings on Science and the Paranormal.

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Hmmmm, I remember seeing a documentary about this a VERY LOOOOOOONG TIME ago.... they showed the ship turning somewhat invisible, and then showed also the side effects of the exposure to the very high magnetic field on their own crew... like people getting sick or turning invisible by themselves... lol...... interesting stuff....
But, who knows where all this went?????
:-P


Clear skies!


Ivan
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January 17, 2003 08:04 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Deep-sky observing under full moon

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Hello Jean-Marc!

Well.... not sure about the resources on the Web, as far as DSO's under Full Moon goes... but...

The majority of DSO's are very faint already, so a Full Moon is normally a DSO killer...
You can always plan ahead of time, and look at the DSO's that will be located very far from the Moon, so that you'll have a better chance to see them.

Also, depending on the DSO if your LPR filters will be useful or not, remember those filters are not good for clusters and/or galaxies... only good for nebulas.

As far as which scope will be a better one, for DSO's, the bigger the better, no matter how much light pollution is around you, aperture rules! so the 10" is it!



Clear skies!


Ivan
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January 18, 2003 12:27 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Wanted: Please ONLY place one ad per item per day

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Agreed 100%
It seems as if some people want to keep their ads at the top of the list...


Clear skies!


Ivan
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January 20, 2003 02:54 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

New Image: Widefield M20 and M21

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Sweet pic Jeff!!
Amazing wide-field, with lots of detail!
Gotta love those FSQ's!!!

Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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January 21, 2003 07:56 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

First Jupiter image TEC200

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
SWEET PIC!!!!!
Very nice indeed Angel, nice optics & seeing...

Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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January 21, 2003 10:04 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn, my first of the New Year

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Very nice Alex, very nice indeed...
Those little Vesta Pro's do a fine job on planets!

Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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January 22, 2003 02:33 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Re: How am I doing?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Daryl, I think you're doing fine... but don't worry about what anybody else is doing. Just do it because it's fun, it's peaceful, it's what you enjoy doing, and that's what really counts.

It does not matter if you looked at 110 Messier objects, or just 1... Astronomy is not a "Race" to collect more items, but to enjoy viewing them, at your own pace.

No competition going on here...



Clear dark skies, my friends!


Ivan
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January 22, 2003 02:39 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M1

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
ANDY!! Beautiful shot, my friend!
Lots of detail & color on this one... I'm really enjoying it!

Hmmmmmm, I wonder if my wife will be OK if I get one of those CCD cameras...... LOL!!!! Nah, I'll leave it for next Christmas, or I might not live to use it!! (The Treasurer would kill me for sure!)


Thanks for sharing it!


Clear dark skies!


Ivan
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