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Posts Made By: Gianluca Valentini

October 3, 2007 03:45 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Plato and Vallis Alpes Mosaic

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Oustanding!

Congratulations to both of you guys.

Ciao
Luca

October 4, 2007 12:50 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Narrowband Venus

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Alan,

truly an interesting experiment. I particularly like the strange hue that the combination of the RGB filter gave.

As usual an excellent job!

Ciao

Luca

October 31, 2007 02:17 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

startling new features revealed in 17P/Holmes!

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Interesting image processing software you must have!

Happy Halloween, my friend!

Ciao
Luca


November 14, 2007 03:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Holmes, first time seeing/imaging

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Nice job Ivan!
Here it rains so hard that we wouldn't be able to see it even if it were as bright as the sun :C

Thanks for posting it.

Luca

November 23, 2007 05:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Oh no, not another M31.......

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
You can never get tired of such beauties Vince! Congrats!

Luca

December 1, 2007 01:31 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

South West Limb, Sinus Medii & unrolled Crescent

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very beautiful imaages Stefan! Sincere congratulations 8O

Luca

December 1, 2007 01:35 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

NASA APOD Alan Friedman

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
I'd love to join in congratulating Alan.

Well deserved. The image is the usual Alan's standard: Excellent!

Luca

December 16, 2007 05:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M31 mosaic from Okie-Tex

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hi Joe,
I'm not an expert, but with all the data collected I would expect more. My suggestion is to try to increase the contrast, at the cost of burning the core a little, to bring out the detail of the spiral arms. I believe that all the data for a very good image is in your possession. It just would benefit from a more aggressive and targeted processing.
I hope you don't mind, but I tweaked your image a bit. Being a jpg it was difficult for me to squeeze much more, but you can do a lot with the original shot. I just applied a few runs of curves and a little saturation in PS. I hope you like it.

Ciao Joe

Luca

December 16, 2007 06:40 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Tiny, but very detailed Mars of last night

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
You know what women say: size doesn't matter grin

Great Mars Dominique! Here it's snowing :C

Ciao
Luca

January 12, 2008 03:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Collage from last night's session, FUN!

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Very nice lot Ivan! Congrats!

Having fun is priority no. 1!

Ciao

Luca

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