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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.

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  1. irony? by deathazre · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nothing for you to see here. please move along.

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