Gigapixel astro-camera?

[Tim]

Just seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18536170

Going to need to upgrade my mount, observatory and wallet before getting one though

[pixelsaurus]

Just seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-18536170

Going to need to upgrade my mount, observatory and wallet before getting one though

You could get another ZX81.

[russ.will]

Two and a half feet square - That's going to cause focuser sag, that is.

They really haven't thought this through and I can't see a link to a field flattener or a suitable 1.25" nose piece. Tut, tut.

Russell

[E621Keith]

The planned LSST have a 3.2 Giga pixel camera and uses a 8m telescope. By extrapolation, I will need a 32m class telescope for this camera. Now where did I put the E-ELT....

[Monty]

Do you think FLO will stock them?

[Keiran]

I give it 10 years and it will be in a point and shoot

[sologuitarist61]

Looks like I will have to get some more RAM then ..........

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

We might be processing that kind of images in the near future. We already handle 4 Gpixel at the moment

[Mr Spock]

It might unbalance my scope a little.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

It might unbalance my scope a little.

And you might need to upgrade your RA and DEC motors to V8 turbo-charged affairs