1.4 Billion Pixel Camera To Watch For Asteroids 138
SpaceSlug writes "The world's largest digital camera is to be used to keep an eye out for asteroids heading towards Earth. The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) has been built by researchers at MIT's Lincoln Lab. At its heart is a 1.4 billion pixel (or 1400 megapixel) camera that will scan the night sky looking for rogue near-Earth objects from atop Mount Haleakala in Maui Island, Hawaii. The system uses something called an orthogonal transfer CCD to remove atmospheric blur from images."
To fully fund the project year round (Score:5, Funny)
You just need to point her down at the beaches of Hawaii a few times a year and capture some of the scenery.
can you say gigapixelboobs.com?
Re:So how many .. (Score:5, Funny)
Damn (Score:3, Funny)
Damn, now it means that when my brother-in-law sets his next camera to maximum resolution (as he always does), I'm going to get 50gb image files.
Re:So how many .. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So how many .. (Score:3, Funny)
One point four jiggapixels? One point four jiggapixels?? Great scott!
What? The're in space? (Score:4, Funny)
Last time I looked, Asteroids was at the local bowling alley. Do I win a prize? Do these youngster space explorer types need any more investigative help? All the comets they need are under my kitchen sink! there! ba da bing! Oh, my neighbor guy has Saturn in his driveway! But if you guys need help or a camera to find Uranus... damn, I'm out!
Can it capture UFO license plate numbers? (Score:1, Funny)
I gots to know
And I'll just bet.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Can it capture UFO license plate numbers? (Score:5, Funny)
UFOs by definition don't have visible license plates. If it had a license plate it wouldn't be unidentified, now would it?
Re:Damn (Score:5, Funny)
Martin? Bro? Is that you? I have a question for you:
why does the internet get slow every time i send you pictures?
Re:Pending Doom (Score:5, Funny)
As long as it gets rid of Bruce Willis it's a win-win situation.
Re:To fully fund the project year round (Score:5, Funny)
It's looking for asteroids. If it was a British telescope it would be looking for arseteroids.
Re:To fully fund the project year round (Score:1, Funny)
Here's a sidelong view of the nipple [thetoptensite.com]. I'd link to a photo of the whole boob, but it'd melt your video card.
Re:Can it capture UFO license plate numbers? (Score:3, Funny)
Except if you can't read the plate, it remains unidentifed. Hence the need for this camera.