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 ...

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 ...

Astronomers develop a cheap technique to improve ground-based telescope resolution to rival space-based telescopes. Images: Taking the blur out of heavenly pictures Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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, ...