Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Posted by michael on Monday March 11, 2002 @10:57PM from the pan-and-scan dept.

Swannie writes: "There's a story in today's Chicago Tribune about a joint project that Fermi Lab is taking on with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. The goal is to produce a 3D map of the universe using a really big digital camera, and a really creative way to add "depth" to the image. The article has some decent technical details for a newspaper, including a pretty picture." Update: 03/12 15:44 GMT by M : The blurb is in error. A particular scientist from Rensselaer is mentioned in the article, but Rensselaer isn't part of the project as an institution.

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I'm Underwhelmed... by DataSquid · 2002-03-12 00:12 · Score: 0, Flamebait

If that's a word... ;)

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Just find the fractal by Zero__Kelvin · 2002-03-12 02:28 · Score: 1, Flamebait

If one wants a true 3D map of the universe they should be seeking the fractal formula that describes it, IMNSHO. Anything less is a fundamentally innacurate map.

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