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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

April 3, 2004 08:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Venus and Pleiades 2004-04-02

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Great shot Don!
Those digital SLR's are amazing!


Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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April 3, 2004 09:38 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

To all you experts!!!!!!!

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Ricardo, 400x is probably the maximum your scope will reach, and that's with Great Seeing...

On a normal-good seeing day, I say about 200-300x should be pretty much as far as you'll go before you start loosing detail.

On a BAD seeing day, you'll be lucky if you can get 150x-200x, and maybe less if the "seeing" is terrible...

Barlows will work on both, long and short focal length scopes, no need for special ones for each type...



Clear skies!



Ivan

April 5, 2004 12:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: Eagle Has landed

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Beautiful Image Mark!
Awesome detail!


Thanks for sharing!


Ivan
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April 5, 2004 12:37 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

New Images

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Excellent Images Enrico!
Beautiful detail on the galaxies, and seems your tracking is dead on too...


Thanks!


Ivan
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April 6, 2004 03:15 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jose Suro Saturn in Astronomy

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Congrats!
I'm glad to see Jose's pictures being displayed in such magazine, you got it well deserved my friend!


Keep it up!



Ivan
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April 6, 2004 12:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

What do I need to start?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Dannon, you could go either the WEBCAM way, which is the best one in my opinion (Toucam Pro II) or you could go the AFOCAL way... check scopetronix.com for adaptors that will allow you to attach your camera to your eyepieces...



Clear skies, and good luck!


Ivan
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April 7, 2004 03:37 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

SCT Image Quality: Maybe a little OT

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
OK, let's be honest here, we all know that by logic, NO obstruction SHOULD be better than ANY obstruction...

Now, in REAL-LIFE, the difference is NOT that striking...
Yes, there's a difference, but not something ABISMAL, something subtle, visible, but nothing that I would personally call "Shocking"...

Visually, my 10" SCT gives me awesome views (properly collimated - cooled), specially under the "almost always steady" Florida skies..., and even though I've looked through Refractors, and loved the views, I did not see something that would make me think about selling my SCT... not at all.

Also, lets make sure we understand that webcam imaging stacks hundreds, thousands of images, and the end results are a combination of these... not a very good way to compare image quality here, unless we had somebody that did this with an SCT or something else, and a refractor, side by side...




Clear skies!



Ivan
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April 8, 2004 03:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

33% Obstructed Jupiter :)

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I LOVE OBSTRUCTED SCOPES!!!
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Great shot Jose! err, I mean, for a 33% obstructed scope of course... LOL!

Very nice detail & colors, keep'em coming!


Ivan
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April 8, 2004 03:01 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Apologies to Astronomers in Arizona

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Congrats Paul, looking forward to your shots with the new equipment...


Clear skies! (of course, after the "cloudy skies" 2 week curse!)


Ivan
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April 8, 2004 06:33 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Questions from yet another newbie

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Thomas, I would like to recommend for you to find Local Astronomy Groups, and take a good look at what others have..., before you take the plunge...
If there was a Star Party "happening" close to your area, by all means, try to make it there, you'll see tons of equipment and people that will gladly share experiences & views with you...

There's nothing like seeing things "up close & personal"...



Clear skies!



Ivan
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