NIST's Light-sensing Camera (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST's Light-sensing Camera

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Micrograph of NIST's high-resolution camera made of 1,024 sensors that count single photons, or particles of light. The camera was designed for future space-based telescopes searching for chemical signs of life on other planets. The 32-by-32 sensor array is surrounded by pink and gold wires connecting to electronics that compile the data.

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V. Verma/NIST

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