By The Engineer - September, 23rd 2015Advertisement

You think that a 16MP camera in your smartphone is too good? Well, the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory just approved the world largest digital camera to be constructed. It will have a resolution of 3.2-gigapixels and to put that in perspective; you will require 1,500 HD television screens to be able to display one image. The new camera will be installed at the heart of 8.4 meters Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) that is being constructed on top of Cerro Pachón in Chile.click here to read more