In the next few days, a spanish institute, the Canarian Institute of Astrophisics (ICA) will start the installation of the fastest ultrasensible camera of the world. The camera is up to three times faster than its predecessors reaching the speed of 1500 images per second, and it's resolution has been multiplied by four, compared with the previous generation of ultra sensible cameras.
The main limitation of the telescopes which are set on earth's surface is the light distorsion caused by the atmosphere, which is why current telescopes cant recieve neat images.
This problem was solved a couple of years ago with the Hubble telescope by launching it in a satellite, avoiding the problem of the light distorsion. However, this solition has some drawbacks, such as the difficult access if a repair is needed.
The combination of the new camera system and the incredibly good location of the ICA, will allow the telescope to have an easy access, as well as recieving good resolution images.
Unfortunately, the installation of the new camera is starting now, which means that the whole system won't be fully operational until the summer of 2013, at least.
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