The Discovery Channel Telescope at Lowell Observatory, near Flagstaff, Ariz., is complete and has begun observing the cosmos with its 16-million-pixel camera. This camera is a close relative to the NSF-funded 36-million-pixel Large Monolithic Imager (LMI) that is now undergoing advanced testing and will soon be the primary imager for the DCT.
As one of the first light targets of the DCT, this photograph shows the stunning detail of the famous Sombrero Galaxy, some 30 million light-years from Earth.
via M104, The Sombrero Galaxy: DCT First Light Big Pic Gallery
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