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Giant Camera Will Seek Out Dark Energy

570 megapixel camera can see 7 billion years into past

By Mark Russell, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 23, 2011 8:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – So you think the 5.0 megapixel camera on your iPhone is pretty cool? Try 570 megapixels. That's the resolution on a new Dark Energy Camera being built by Fermilab just outside of Chicago, reports NPR. Comprised of 74 lenses up to three feet... Read full story »

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