Title :
Moore´s Law takes on the universe; New astronomy with giga-pixel imagers and peta-byte data archives
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Astron., Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Abstract :
Astronomy is looking up! The electronic detectors used by astronomers have expanded exponentially, doubling in size every 2 years since they were invented about three decades ago. This matches the famous ldquoMoore´s Lawrdquo describing the growth of computing power. The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope in Hawaii is the latest leap in this development, with a revolutionary 1.4 billion pixel camera that has been dubbed ldquothe 18th wonder of the technological worldrdquo. This is just the first of 4 telescopes, and still more ambitious proposals are on the drawing board.
Keywords :
astronomical image processing; astronomical telescopes; Moore law; Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope; Universe; astronomy; computing power growth; electronic detectors; gigapixel imagers; petabyte data archives; Astronomy; Cameras; Detectors; Moore´s Law; Motion pictures; Proposals; Solar power generation; Solar system; Space technology; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace conference, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2621-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2622-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2009.4839301
