Ricardo Nunes
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I'm a Portuguese amateur astronomer and I started in 1997 using a 2.4'' altazimutal refractor and a 4.5'' German equatorial reflector. I'm also a member of the Portuguese Amateur Astronomers Association - A.P.A.A.- where I learned about adapting webcams to do astrophotography. I think that these cameras are a very interesting way of entering into CCD imaging for a small price and also to get good results from modest telescopes. Now I'm using conventional CCD. Right now, my imaging setup is based on a Celestron 8'' SCT mounted on a Vixen SuperPolaris mount, a Starlight MX516 CCD with USB interface and a Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000.
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My photo galeries
My blog about space simulation, 3D models and textures
Latest Processed Space Images
Posted 2013/02/12 | 0 comments
The images for this color view of Itokawa were taken by Hayabusa during the descent phase of the mission, on November 4, 2005 at 01:11.
Posted 2013/02/12 | 0 comments
Hayabusa captured the three images for this true-color view of Itokawa on September 19, 2005. Itokawa is the smallest asteroid that has been visited by a spacecraft at 535 by 294 by 209 meters.
Posted 2013/02/12 | 0 comments
The images for this color view of Itokawa were taken by Hayabusa during the descent phase of the mission, on November 19, 2005 at 15:39.
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