From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: January 10, 2009 10:31:16 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Imaging Source camera on Astromart

Hi Mark and Ray,

Thanks for the nice words on my pictures... the good thoughts help brighten this long period of lake effect cloud cover over the eastern shores of Lake Erie.

On Jan 10, 2009, at 1:52 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:

Hi Ray, You`re right Chris Go has got it all happening! I`ve marvelled at his images of the planets (particularly Jupiter) with the simplest of cameras. I`ve wondered why he hasn`t felt the need to upgrade to a 31 or 41 series TIS camera but given the results I guess he`s happy. 

Chris is a very talented and dedicated guy located in a great place for planetary imaging.  His targets are primarily Saturn and Jupiter. The planets fit just fine on the small chip - there is no need for anything larger than 640x480. The wider field of view of the 31 and 41 series cameras might reach an additional outlying moon or two, but the lower sensitivity from the smaller pixels in these cameras would be a handicap. The larger chips are nice for lunar and solar imaging though...

best regards,

Alan