A team of Universite de Montreal researchers, led by physics Ph.D. student Olivier Daigle, has developed the world's most sensitive astronomical camera. Marketed by Photon etc., a young Quebec firm, the camera will be used by the Mont-Megantic Observatory and NASA, which purchased the first unit. ...> Full Article
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