Posts Made By: Gianluca Valentini

June 6, 2008 09:22 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter from the Beach

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

Hi Jim,

I see you found a way to keep yourself busy while others enjoy the beach grin

Great image and great scope wink

It may be my screen, but the image seems to be on the red side (or lacking blue). But I'm watching it on an LCD screen, so I would wait to see if others have the same impression.

Ciao Jim

Luca

July 1, 2008 02:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter, June 17

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

And that is, for your standard, just DECENT SEEING 8O 8O 8O ?

You lucky, lucky ....... wink

However, the image is, as usually happens with you, breathtaking Anthony!

Ciao

Luca

July 2, 2008 01:47 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M57 with 300mmF12.5 Mak

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

Hello Roland,

this is, by far, the most detailed image of M57 I've seen in a long time!
Now I will hope for good weather in your area so that I can soon see a colr version.

Ciao
Luca

July 3, 2008 02:59 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

COMPARING CAMERAS - INTANGIBLES?

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

Hello Derek,

the only thing that would come to my mind, although you can hardly refer to it as "intangible", is that having the autoguider within the camera is a definite advantage for SBIG grin

. No flexure problems to solve, no other camera to worry about and yet another piece of software running (PHD or other guiding softwares) with the camera control and the planetarium (if you use one).

Just my opinion. Hope it helps smile

Ciao
Luca

July 4, 2008 03:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter, May-July

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

Fantastic set of images Anthony! Besides being very, very detailed images, the information they convey is really interesting. Have you reported the phenomenon?

Ciao
Luca

July 4, 2008 03:59 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

My first Narrow Band Tri-Color, M16

Posted By Gianluca Valentini

CONGRAULATIONS FLOYD! A truly nice first narrowband image. That is also my target for narrowband this summer, but the weather here doesn't seem to co-operate:I've attached my camera to the scopes 3 days ago on a pretty good evening, just before the clouds rolled in and they haven't gone yet sad