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The Case for One Shot Color

I've just returned from my very first Advanced Imaging Conference. It's a safe bet it won't be my last. Great fun, saw some friends, made some new ones, learned a lot. Anyway, I've had an epiphany while there. I _am_ an advanced imager...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 11-07-2011

Filed under: AIC, One Shot Color
More Field Testing

Well, I'm counting down the days until my next vacati... um, working field test trip. I'm leaving at the end of this week for the StarFest star party at Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium in Kingsport TN. After a weekend there, I'm heading...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 10-16-2011
PATS Post Mortem

Last weekend was the fourth annual Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show (PATS). It was great fun and I got to meet a lot of our customers. Of course the new Paramount MX was the star of our booth (see below). Working from Florida, these kinds of events...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 09-22-2011

Filed under: DSLR, PATS, Star Party, AIC
I need more power Scotty!

So apparently last night somebody spilled some Pepsi on a control panel or something and blacked out half of Southern California. My daughter, who lives in San Diego was telling me how dark it was. Awesome! Break out the telescopes! "We can't...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 09-09-2011

Filed under: iPad, Paramount MX, portable, Power, Battery
Paramount MX Serial Number 1

In 1996, Software Bisque delivered the very first Paramount to Fairbanks, Alaska. Michael Rice, then Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, installed his mount in a remote observatory that was accessible for...

Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 07-15-2011

Filed under: Paramount MX
Paramount MX on the Road Again...

Paramount MX at the SCAE this weekend!
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Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 07-15-2011

Filed under: Paramount MX, SCAE
Paramount MX, The Mount-On-The-Go

Well, I didn't get one of the first Paramount MX's, but I did get pretty much the last one before the "real" production run. Mine differs from yours (you did order one, right?) only in the control board electronics, and I'll be getting...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 07-06-2011

Filed under: Paramount MX, portable
Sub 10 Arcsecond All Sky Pointing Accuracy

There’s a really exciting new feature in the TPoint Add On called the “Super Model”*. The Super Model automatically determines the best pointing model for your imaging system. With a single button click, TPoint performs an extensive...

Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 02-22-2011

Filed under: TPoint Add On, TheSKyX Professional Edition, Super Model
The Next Update of TheSkyX...GPU Shaders

The next update to TheSkyX is getting very "pregnant" and should be out soon. There is some really cool new hotness coming for T-Point, but I'm not working directly on that, and I won't steal Daniels thunder on that little gem. What...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 01-25-2011

Filed under: TheSkyX, GPU Shaders
On The Job Training

Well, I still have one more Star Party to look forward too this “season”, and that’s the Winter Star Party. It’s a little later this year, coming the first week of March really. Good seeing in the Florida Keys usually, but this...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 01-11-2011

Filed under: twitter, Winter Star Party, iPad, Paramount MX, Paramount ME
Discover Gas Giants

Software Bisque's first iPhone/iPad application has arrived at the Apple App Store! Gas Giants shows Jupiter's and Saturn's major moons for any date and time, and is a really handy tool for visual observing. Richard Wright , our primary iOS...

Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 11-10-2010
On The Road Again

Getting ready to pack for Night Fall in Borrego Springs, CA. I'm giving two workshops on using TheSkyX and a morning (morning?!?! What ARE they thinking… it's a STAR PARTY!) talk on our move back to the Mac and iStuff plans. I've always...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 11-01-2010
Party Time!

I believe the point of a blog is to update it more than once every six months for so... okay, REALLY, I'm going to try and do better. First of all... I think somewhere it says 'Seeker Developers Blog" or something like that. At least it used...

Posted to Richard S. Wright's Blog by starstone on 10-04-2010
TheSkyX Professional Edition Has Landed!

We're pleased to announce that TheSkyX Professional Edition is now available on the Software Bisque Store. We encourage everyone to visit the Software Bisque Home page to read about this exciting release, including the new Add Ons and the Universal...

Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 05-08-2010

Filed under: TheSKyX Professional Edition
Farewell Dr. Dave

Dr. David B. Toth, a long-time friend, passed away on February 26, 2010. The Bisque brothers will miss him dearly. An emergency room physician by profession, Dave was a passionate, intelligent, articulate man who loved life and pursued many interests;...

Posted to Daniel Bisque's Blog by Daniel R. Bisque on 03-11-2010

Filed under: Dr. Dave

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