From: "doobisary" <tjp314@pacbell.net>

Date: April 27, 2012 11:18:45 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: "Mystery Camera" review


Milton:


This is exciting!  Like I said in a previous post, or maybe wanted to imply, I think it's getting to where the Sony CCDs are so low in noise and the Pt Grey cameras are so well engineered to work with them, that its looking to be possible to "skip" the big bulky dedicated astro cameras in favor of a compact system afforded by a couple of firewire cameras and Astro IIDC for deep sky imaging as well as planetary.


Slightly off topic, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this camera that I just got an email about from Pt Grey.  It's expensive, but it's got a 6MP 1" Exview HAD chip in it!  That's bigger than the ccd in my SBIG ST2000!:  http://www.ptgrey.com/news/pressreleases/details.asp?articleID=579&utm_source=Insights-April-2012&utm_medium=Insights-April-2012&utm_campaign=Insights-April-2012


-Tim.


--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "milton_aupperle" <milton@...> wrote:


Hi Folks;


I just got approval from Point Grey Research (PGR) to release my Review on the "Mystery Camera" - which is a Grasshopper 2 Monochrome Camera:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/Other/PGR_GS2_Camera_Review.pdf


It's a 1.2 megabyte .pdf and besides characterizing the Grasshopper 2, it also compares the Grasshopper 2 to the Grasshopper 1 camera.


Also, if your attending NEAF, you can drop by the PGR Exhibitor booth and see some of their latest cameras too.


And lastly, Stephen Ramsden (http://www.solarastronomy.org/) will also be exhibiting at NEAF this year too, so if you want to see live Solar imaging with Astro IIDC and PGR cameras, drop by his booth / station.


Clear skies (it's raining here again).


Milton Aupperle