This telescope is going to create HUUUUUGE amounts of data for astronomers.
“AT FIVE tonnes and 520 megapixels, it is the biggest digital camera ever built—which is fitting, because it is designed to tackle the biggest problem in the universe. On February 20th researchers at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (pictured), which sits 2,200 metres (7,200 feet) above sea level in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, will begin installing this behemoth on a telescope called Blanco.”
The image is from http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/779/ (Credit: T. Abbott and NOAO/AURA/NSF.)
Found the article thanks to Eric.
