Dark Energy Camera Captures 570MP Image of Star-Forming Lobster Nebula
September 13, 2022
A camera designed to unlock the secrets of dark energy has captured a beautiful, 570-megapixel image of a remote star-forming region dubbed the Lobster Nebula.
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) located at the Victor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile is part of a project that is attempting to prove theories on dark energy.
The DECam pictured the region…