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Telescope with world’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy

On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. Its mission is simple yet ambitious — to photograph the entire night sky in extreme detail and unlock ...
Ars Technica

USB camera for telescope?

Can anyone recommend a good affordable USB camera for use on a telescope? My main requirement is for the camera to support UVC, since I don't want to find myself with a driver-less device in two years ...
KGUN 9

UArizona camera gives telescope best look at the universe

TUCSON, Ariz (KGUN) — The most powerful space telescope ever made is coming into sharp focus through a camera designed by the University of Arizona. The James Webb Space Telescope is the product of ...

I tested a camera lens accessory for stargazing — and it wasn’t great

I put the Oppo Find X9 Pro’s Hasselblad telephoto lens to the test on moon shots and star clusters. Here’s what worked and ...
New Atlas

Hestia telescope uses a smartphone camera for stargazing on a budget

If you've ever pointed your smartphone's camera skyward on a full moon, chances are you were pretty disappointed with the result. French smart telescope maker Vaonis is aiming to get you closer to the ...
KWCH

What the Tech? Telescope cameras

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -The solar eclipse is just a week away and Rick Murray is busy practicing. Seven years ago he found himself in the path of totality, the best place to be during an eclipse. Using ...
EDN

Amateur astronomer employs industrial camera in telescope

Anthony Wesley, an amateur astronomer from Australia, has combined an industrial camera with image sensors to capture high-resolution pictures of earth’s neighboring planets, including Venus, Mars, ...
TechNewsWorld

Key Hubble Telescope Cameras Feared Lost

A problem that arose in NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope over the weekend means that many of the orbiting telescope’s key capabilities may be permanently lost, officials announced Monday. The observatory ...
NPR

The world's biggest digital camera is almost ready to be installed on its telescope

Technicians are putting the final touches on the world's largest digital camera at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The camera will be sent to Chile and installed on a telescope in the Andes.
techtimes

These are the Cameras That Let the Hubble Space Telescope Take Awe-Inspiring Photos

The Hubble Space Telescope is known for taking the most awe-inspiring photos of planets, nebulas, and more in its 31 years of service. But have you ever wondered how the space telescope takes its ...
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I spent a year with the $550 smart telescope that's shaking up the astrophotography world – and this is what it’s capable of

Astrophotography is famously hard on the wallet and demanding of your free time. Sure, it's easy enough to snap a photo of the moon on your phone, but getting a good shot of a galaxy is an entirely ...