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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.

2 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. conspiracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Check out the man hidden in the bottom left of this image, look at the outline here!

  2. Some clear vision by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I must say.