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Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Posted by michael on 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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  1. Couple it with a VR set by anandsr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The universe is going to be an interesting
    place when you can just fly around.