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A Cosmic Camera is Being Sent to the Moon’s South Pole This Year

The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) in Hawai’i is preparing to launch a dual-camera system attached to a Moon lander later this year whose primary purpose will be to photograph the cosmos. ILOA is preparing its precursor science education payload for integration on a pioneering commercial Moon lander later this year, while also continuing to advance more robust…
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Video: Modifying a Game Boy Camera to capture 0.014MP photos of the moon

There are plenty of old digital cameras that still take high-quality, sharp photos. Admittedly, 1998’s Nintendo Game Boy Camera is not one of them. The camera captures low-resolution, 2-bit monochromatic images with 128 x 112-pixel resolution. Despite the low fidelity of the image files, the Game Boy Camera was the first introduction to digital photography for many. It was – actually…
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For Sale: Photos of Famous Rock Stars ‘Flipping the Bird’

Julien’s Auctions has announced the coming availability of the “FU Rock ‘n’ Roll Portraits” series by Neil Zlozower that will offer a large number of signed portraits of rock music legends flipping the bird directly into the camera. Considered by many as a photography legend and cult figure, Zlozower has captured rock icons for more than 40 years. His work has been featured on…
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The RealityScan App Can Quickly Turn iPhone Photos into 3D Models

Epic Games, the company behind both the Unreal Engine and video game Fortnite, has announced the limited beta release of a new mobile app that turns photos into three-dimensional (3D) scans. As spotted by Endgadget, the RealityScan app has been released through Capturing Reality, a company Epic acquired last year. The free 3D scanning app, which was developed in collaboration with Quixel…
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