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skynyx
It wasn't so much the larger chip size that interested me in the SkyNyx 2.1. It was its smaller pixels. It means that I can get the same image scale as the ToUcam but at a smaller f/ratio. That means shorter exposure times, less gain and therefore less noise. Also, region-of-interest means I can image small regions for the planets, and large regions for the Moon. I should have bought the SkyNyx 2.2 since it has even smaller pixels and a larger chip.
Also, a high speed computer is not that important for saving the data because programs such as Lucam Recorder will save the data to RAM first and then dump it onto the hard drive. That way no data is lost. I did buy a new computer when I bought the camera however since I was tired of long processing times and the MAP function on the new Registax beta, though providing MAP in an automated platform, still requires lots of processing time. I took 130 Gigs of data on Saturday night and I KNOW thats going to take a while to process.
Zac
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