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New Infrared Camera Gets Amazing Orion Images

Posted by timothy on from the spaceporn dept.

The BBC is reporting, as is the Register, about the new Wide-Field Camera (WFCAM) on the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. WFCAM is the world's most powerful astronomical infrared camera. It's 5.4 meters long and weighs 1500 kilograms. As part of its commissioning, it produced some stunning images of interstellar clouds in Orion.

3 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. Re:conspiracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I wonder how many light-years that dude's wang measures?

  2. Slashdotted: I'll describe the image to everyone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's a tad blurry but it seems to be:

    Error: 500
    Too man connections

  3. But what about the galaxy? by cloudscout · · Score: 2, Funny

    Were they able to get nice, clear shots of Orion's belt?