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Posts Made By: Gianluca Valentini

January 20, 2009 03:56 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

First light TEC180mm fluorite

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Greg,

Great shots!
Welcome to the TEC180 club grin It is a true jewel and, coupled with your dark skies I'm sure you'll make me envious!

Ciao
Luca

January 29, 2009 03:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Wide Field Color Horsehead

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hi Rob,

Nice image, but you may want to cjheck the subs: looking at the full size version there seem to be some guiding problems that show as a sort of bar with 2 points, one at each end. Maybe it is only one or 2 sub-exposure that have this problme and, eliminating them could benefit the whole image.

Just a suggestion wink

Luca

January 29, 2009 03:52 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC1097

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
"Fantastic result for such a short exposure time! Your dark sky site must be really dark and really good" wrote Luca with a touch of envy wink

Ciao Greg.

Luca

January 29, 2009 03:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC443 HaRGB

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Great picture and love your website man!

Ciao Tyler
Luca

January 29, 2009 03:59 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Detached Prom

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
I envy you lucky guys with a view of the sun!
Italy has been cursed with the worst weather in years and, naturally, when the sun decides to wake up a little, the weather gets worse :C

Nice image Mike! Keep it up, so at least I can see something although indirectly.

Ciao
Luca
www.amun-ra.org

February 3, 2009 03:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M78 TEC 180mm FL

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Greg,

this is an amazing image! I'm used to your great works, but this one I really, really like!
I am always amazed at how much you can squeeze out of such short exposures: a true processing masterpiece wink

Ciao from a very rainy Italy :C :C :C

Luca

February 3, 2009 03:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

The Crab Nebula from New Mexico

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
MERAVIGLIOSA ENRICO!

Luca

February 7, 2009 03:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

New Narrow Band filters arrived

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Good choice Floyd!

I've got the same set (but the traditional with the SII and not the Hbeta), but I'm sure that, in the hands of a prolific and experienced imager like you, they'll be great.

So I can't wait for your next time out man!

Ciao
Luca

PS here bad weather is becoming a joke: I have not had the chance to even open my scope to gather some V.curves to train FocusMax; and I've been trying since the beginning of December :C :C :C :C

February 10, 2009 10:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

What is an ideal scope for planetary imaging?

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hello Greg,

as Chris said, large aperture and long focal length. This combination points to a reflecting telescope, so, if I may add, the smaller the central obstruction the better. Needless to say, 1st quality optics certainly help wink

Ciao
Luca

February 10, 2009 01:03 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Thors Helmet

Posted By Gianluca Valentini
Hi Greg,

great image, as usual! I would like to know if you usually bin your colors or not.

Thanks

Luca

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