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Massive Camera Sharpens Our View of the Universe


Science & Tech  (tags: Space, Universe, Camera )

Nancy
- 93 days ago - news.discovery.com
he 3-ton camera inside VISTA houses 16 special detectors with a combined photographic power of 67 million pixels (for reference, high-quality cameras in cellphones can take 3 million pixel images).
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Elainna Crowell (171)
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 2:17 am
This is awesome and strangely beautiful. I wonder what will be next. Thank you Nancy
 

Antonio M. (52)
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 8:29 am
That's amazing and beautiful pictures of the Universe!

Thank you very much, Nancy!
 

Deanna Z. (46)
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 11:32 am
Nancy,
These are extraordinary photos. Thanks for bringing them to my attention.
Noted.
 

Daniel Barker (4)
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 1:23 pm
The best part is, no clouds! It's always clear, perfect vision in space above our atmosphere.

As you were....! If we continue to burn coal, does our atmosphere get dirtier?

Isaac Newton was the first to prove the laws of motion work on heavenly bodies outside of our own planet, which meant the laws of nature are the same everywhere. We know that H20 is water whether it is here or a moon of Jupiter.

It is amazing that we are able to determine not only the chemical make-up of stars by spectroscopy, scientists are also able to measure how fast the star is moving toward or away from us.

As Einstein said, "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible".
 

Sharlie M. (12)
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 5:49 pm
Awesome post. Thanks.
 

Heather A. (0)
Friday December 18, 2009, 11:33 am
stunning! space is truly mysterious and beautiful :)
 

Margaret S. (101)
Monday December 21, 2009, 3:29 am
Wow...amazing pics! Thanks Nancy!
 
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