In a lab in the US state of California, scientists are working on what they believe is the largest digital camera in the world. The camera is about the size of a small car and weighs three tons, said the National Accelerator Laboratory in Palo Alto.
The largest lens has a diameter of almost 1.6 meters. The camera has a total of 189 sensors and 3.2 gigapixels – and according to the researchers could, for example, record a golf ball from a distance of 15 miles.
The product, which will cost about $168 million, will be installed at an observatory in the Chilean Andes in 2024, after having previously been demonstrated to journalists in California.
“The camera is expected to map the southern sky for a decade, creating a wealth of data that scientists will use to better understand some of the universe’s greatest mysteries,” the lab said. (sda/dpa)
Source: Blick
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