Stanford University’s National Accelerator Laboratory has set a record for taking the world’s first 3200 megapixel images with a digital camera.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile set a world record for taking these images with the help of a huge digital camera sensor array.
These images are the largest single-shot images ever, and according to researchers, they are so large that one would need 378-four Ultra HD televisions to see the whole picture.
The resolution of the image is so good that an object the size of a golf ball can be clearly seen from 15 miles away.
However, the first images did not show golf balls, but the camera focused on the details of the building.
Photo courtesy of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
These images will be mounted on the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LST) camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which will take high-resolution images of space.
According to a statement issued by the university, taking these pictures is a great achievement.
Like the imaging sensor in a mobile phone camera, the FSST camera’s focal plane produces a digital photo by converting light emission or image into electrical signals.
But LSST’s imaging core is much larger, more complex and much better than other devices.
The focal plane is 2 feet wide and has 189 sensors or CCDs installed.
CCDs and related electronics are available in 21 parts, valued at 30 3 million each.
The first images are part of an expensive test to test the focal plane, which is not yet installed in the LST camera.
The two will be assembled next month, while camera lenses and other key components will also be part of the device.
The camera will be ready for final testing by the middle of next year, the statement said