Dark camera 'hunting'

Dark energy camera (Dark Energy), the most advanced astronomical observation device ever, has been put into service in Chile to find answers to the mysteries of the effects of periodic energy. This secret to the development of the universe, according to Reuters.

At a plateau in northern Chile, one of the world's most sophisticated and modern astronomical devices has been put into operation to find the mysteries of the universe. That's the dark energy camera.

Dark energy camera at Astronomical Observatory Cerro Tololo - (Photo: Reuters)

From the astronomical observatory Cerro Tololo, this camera can capture images at eight billion light-years away in space.

Astronomer David James said the dark-energy camera was designed to find evidence of the type of material known as dark energy that scientists think promotes the process of expanding the universe.

'It has a resolution of up to 517 million pixels (pixels) and is capable of recording an area six times larger than the moon's area in one shot. And we use it to hunt for evidence of dark energy, which is one of the biggest mysteries of astronomy , "said astronomer David James.

Dark energy camera is equipped with the world's most sensitive digital lenses. This device was designed and manufactured in the US for 8 years before being taken to the observatory in Chile.

Astronomers said the location of the Cerro Tololo Astronomical Observatory is the ideal place for observing the universe.

As expected, astronomers will use this camera to carry out the largest solar system survey in December 2012.