"Just for laughs I switched to my ir742 filter, and at 30fps and a large image scale Saturn still showed quite a decent image, again very surprising."
I told you so, the ICX618 really is a great sensor
I didn't know you ordered that camera a year ago though? You got some close contacts at Pt Gray or something?
I do have one little concern though; what about the heat consumption in such a small camera. My DMK21 can get relatively warm, and you can feel that on the outside of the camera. But the outside actually acts like a cooling block (aluminium, and nicely connected to the PCB of the camera so it actually draws out heat pretty nicely). I'm guessing the power consumption is probably more or less the same (?), and the heat has got to go somewhere. It might not make a worlds difference, but I would definately look into that.
Now GL with those clear skies
(ps. I'm a little bit jealous)
(ps2; start thinking about imaging Jupiter/Saturn in other longer wavelenghts. )