Experts at the American institution “Stanford Linear Accelerator Complex” (Slack) have developed a huge digital camera that can take 3,200 megapixel (three thousand two hundred megapixel) photos.
However, it will not be in general use and will be installed in an astronomical observatory under the project called “Legacy Survey of Space and Time” (LSST). The observatory has been named the Vera Rubin Observatory and is currently under construction in Chile.
It’s not just about the big picture, but this camera can see even dim objects that are ten million times dimmer than the human eye can see. That is, with the help of this camera, such detailed pictures of the universe can be taken which were not possible before with any astronomical telescope.
The imaging section of this camera is 61 cm long and 61 cm wide. In total, it’s made up of 189 individual imaging sensors linked together, each of which can capture up to 16 megapixels.
The camera was in the works for the past five years and was completed a few days ago. Currently, some experimental images have been taken from it to test its performance. There is also a short video about it on YouTube:
Unlike normal digital cameras, it requires an extremely cold environment and operates at minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit. However, it is powerful enough to see very distant and very dim objects very clearly. It is just like the human eye seeing a candle burning from thousands of miles away. To further simplify, consider that this camera can easily see a golf ball 24 km away.
It is currently undergoing more rigorous trials that are expected to be completed by mid-2021. After that, this camera will be delivered to its respective observatory and will start helping us to explore the mysteries of the universe.
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2024-07-30 08:46:51
