For those photographers that have never experienced megapixel envy, take a look at this camera.
Granted, it'sthe size of a car but it still has a 3200 megapixel resolution. That's roughly 100 times the resolution of your typical full frame DSLR.
The camera is set to be part of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and is scheduled for completion in 2022. It is being funded jointly by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. (Don't ask me why the DOE is involved. It certainly doesn't seem to involve anything energy related.)
The current plan is to place the telescope and camera on Cerro Pachón in Chile.
The camera still needs to achieve final funding approval by the DOE. The decision on actually funding should occur this summer.
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