The galaxy was discovered using the Dragonfly
Telephoto Array, a telescope in New Mexico that's custom - made to seek out these elusive targets.
The Dragonfly
Telephoto Array used 14 - centimeter state of the art telephoto lens cameras to produce digital images of the very faint, diffuse objects.
A collection of unidentified blobs was discovered toward the Coma cluster of galaxies, using the Dragonfly
Telephoto Array.
Not exact matches
Lead author Jason Holloway, a Rice alumnus who is now a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, suggested an
array of inexpensive sensors and plastic lenses that cost a few dollars each may someday replace traditional
telephoto lenses that cost more than $ 100,000.
The real star of the show is the P20 Pro's unusual three camera
array, which consists of a whopping 40MP primary sensor, a 20MP monochrome sensor, and an 8MP 3X
telephoto camera.
Rounding out that already impressive
array is a third 8MP
telephoto sensor which is used for «long - range» photography and helps makes the 5x hybrid zoom on this phone possible.