Patrick, I decided to start with an ASA N8, and see how my budget holds out. It has a focal length of 730mm which will allow me to get a little finer detail in my images. Of course, I will eventually need a larger chip to really take advantage of the large flat field. My ST2000XM is pretty small at 1600x1200 with 7.4 micron pixels. I have been looking at a camera with the 16000 chip, which has a 4872x3248 array with 7.4 micron pixels. Man is it nice. There is also an Alta U8300 camera that has a 3326x2504 array with 5.4 micron pixels. That one would really get the finer detail, due to the smaller pixel size, but would still give a nice wide field. I am not seeing any astro guys using it however, so I am a little nervous about why. Perhaps the small pixels lead to more noise. I'm just not sure. So many choices... so little money! I would really appreciate a for sale blurb in the news. Can you just copy the information in my email, or would you need some additional info? You have my direct email, so contact me with details if you need something from me. I had no idea that my pretty pictures had any role in science... WOW! I feel important now. Its nice to think that all those hours weren't wasted after all. :) Tyler _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:03 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Takahashi scopes for sale Hi Tyler, On 31 Oct 2008, at 23:45, Tyler Allred wrote:
I just purchased an ASA Astrograph...
(insert sound of me drooling on the keyboard) Very nice! I've been fantasizing about their N16 but fortunately for my budget I think it's too big to fit in my observatory. Which one did you get?
and I am reluctantly considering selling one or both of my Taks...
Would you like me to run a "For Sale" blurb in News?
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Just too gorgeous for words. I've been known to joke that the reason I take data instead of trying to take pretty pictures is you. No way I could produce the kind of stuff you do. But then maybe that means at least part of the credit for my asteroid discoveries (I just bagged another one last week) goes to you. Thanks! :) patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com