The Observers Notebook- The Future of CCD and CMOS imaging
Feb 01, 2020•51 min
Episode description
Episode 88
In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Richard S. Wright Jr. is a senior software engineer and product developer for Software Bisque, Inc. A lifelong amateur astronomer, Richard first experimented with a webcam and black-and-white film images of the moon in the 1990s, and he subsequently became hopelessly addicted to astrophotography. Currently, he seeks treatment at his dark sky camp/observatory in Okeechobee, Florida, whenever he can.
Richard discusses with Tim The future of Astronomical Imaging.
You can contact Richard at:
richard@bisque.com
His Sky and Telescope article on the subject can be found here:
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/imaging-foundations-richard-wright/ccds-cmos-and-the-future-of-astrophotography/?fbclid=IwAR1ILv9u40ESq-KOLeIjAW71tBZ9ykOjClDMjeA8I6Qlpm3hzsrMbb2bynE
The Evening Show: Revealing the Universe Through Astrophotography
https://www.amazon.com/Evening-Show-Revealing-Universe-Astrophotography/dp/1090784236/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1576033553&refinements=p_27%3ARichard+S.+Wright+Jr.&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Richard+S.+Wright+Jr.
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