The Future of Astrophotography - LIVE Stacking with Richard Wright

In this episode of the Cosmos Safari Podcast, I speak with Richard Wright. Richard is a veteran astrophotography with over 20 years experience in the astronomy community as the programmer of the famous SkyX software by Software Bisque. Richard also is a contributing editor of Sky and Telescope Magazine, and produces beautiful astrophotography that is revered throughout the astronomy community.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:15 Welcoming Richard
• 3:00 The Future of Astrophotography
• 7:30 Are long exposures still needed?
• 10:29 Does focal ratio matter?
• 12:00 Using Alt/Az mounts and Dobs for Astrophotography
• 16:19 How are images stored during live stacking?
• 17:42 What new technology is responsible for these new techniques?
• 22:00 As Cameras Improve Exposure Duration goes Down.
• 28:05 Narrowband Short Exposures - LIVE STACK
• 32:43 Camera Chips- Commercial vs. Consumer grade
• 34:06 Is CCD dead?
• 36:37 Is LIVE stacking able to be used to do science?
• 38:31 CPU's vs GPU's for Live Stacking and Realtime AI Processing
• 43:00 Small Computers
• 47:13 Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference
• 51:55 Closing Statements