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Posts Made By: Gianluca Valentini

September 16, 2005 09:26 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

mars september 13

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Well Alan, I'm undecided on which I like more: the image or the text that introduces it smile

It may be because it is night time here, but the image looks very good to me. I'll check it again in the morning wink

Ciao

Luca

September 17, 2005 10:25 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars-First time 9/17/05

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Remarkable 1st try James!

Keep them coming.

Luca 8)

September 20, 2005 11:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

RGB Mars with purple haze

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Great image, as often...always actually smile

Great reference too: gotta love Jimi grin

Ciao Alan

Luca 8)

September 21, 2005 03:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars Sept. 21

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very nice capture Russell smile and very nice processing too.

It appears as you may have the conditions to increase the f ratio. I believe that you could use a 5X barlow with Mars as you got plenty of light. I would push the focal length to 15,000 mm or similar. In that situation, the only limiting factor would become the seeing.

Ciao Russell and again congratulation.

Luca

September 22, 2005 04:40 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Leapin' Lizards, Batman!!

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Love your titles Alan grin

But the image is even better 8O

Lovely prominence with the detached matter and still some "strings attached" to the main body.

Ciao Alan

Luca 8)


September 27, 2005 12:37 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Tycho at teatime

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Lunar tea time pictured as only a few could wink

Great Alan.

Luca 8)

October 4, 2005 10:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars RGB 2005/10/4 Richard Bosman

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Absolutely stunning!

Probably the best I've seen so far. For the first time I think I see the famous "canals" of Mars in an amateur pictures.

My congratulations Richard grin

Luca

October 5, 2005 02:44 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Gomer Sinus

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
grin I always thought that Gomer looked like one of the paint jobs I used to give to my bike when I was a kid (which makes it kind of hard to recall sad )

Apart from that, a very smooth and detailed picture Alan.
However, I must disagree with Roland and Peter about the "ringing" at the following(?)limb. It may be the LCD screen, but I can see it quite clearly. It really seems that most of the images I see this year are affected by this "double edge" problem. I've read the very useful explanation you gave about this being an unsharp mask's effect, but it seems to be a trade off everybody has to make to increase contrast of the relevant parts of the planet.

Ciao Alan and I hope the good seeing stays with you a while so you can give us some more of those NASA pics wink

Ciao
Luca 8)

PS the weather here has been pitiful since late last week and it'll stay like this for some more days :C. The day of the partial solar eclipse, it rained so hard that my basement got flooded :C :C :C :C

October 12, 2005 06:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

mars before the rain

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Alan,

I know the feeling :C It has been raining for days straight and now it's just cloudy :C

I just wish I had avis of this quality when it's raining and miserable outside grin As usual your image is a masterpiece in the art of processing.

However, Paolo has sent out one of his famous (and almost always correct) seeing reports and it seems that from tomorrow for three days we'll enjoy good seeing: I just hope it is good during the day too even if the sun seems a bit sleepy these last days.

Ciao Alan

Luca

October 12, 2005 06:42 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars - RGB - with clouds

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Amazing capture Kirk 8O

When do you plan on starting the Martian Weather Report? grin grin

Ciao
Luca 8)

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