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Dark Energy Camera Unveils Billions of Celestial Objects in Unprecedented Survey of the Milky Way

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Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects — arguably the largest such catalog so far. Credit: DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

NSF’s NOIRLab releases colossal astronomical data tapestry displaying the majesty of our Milky Way in unprecedented detail.

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the

The Milky Way Galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars, glimmering star-forming regions, and towering dark clouds of dust and gas. Imaging and cataloging these objects for study is a herculean task, but a newly released astronomical dataset known as the second data release of the Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) reveals a staggering number of these objects in unprecedented detail. The DECaPS2 survey, which took two years to complete and produced more than 10 terabytes of data from 21,400 individual exposures, identified approximately 3.32 billion objects — arguably the largest such catalog compiled to date. Astronomers and the public can explore the dataset here.

This unprecedented collection was captured by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) instrument on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. CTIO is a constellation of international astronomical telescopes perched atop Cerro Tololo in Chile at an altitude of 2200 meters (7200 feet). CTIO’s lofty vantage point gives astronomers an unrivaled view of the southern celestial hemisphere, which allowed DECam to capture the southern Galactic plane in such detail.

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects — arguably the largest such catalog so far. The data for this unprecedented survey were taken with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at the NSF’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NOIRLab. The survey is here reproduced in 4000-pixels resolution to be accessible on smaller devices. Credit: DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

DECaPS2 is a survey of the plane of the Milky Way as seen from the southern sky taken at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. The first trove of data from DECaPS was released in 2017, and with the addition of the new data release, the survey now covers 6.5% of the night sky and spans a staggering 130 degrees in length. While it might sound modest, this equates to 13,000 times the angular area of the full Moon.

The DECaPS2 dataset is available to the entire scientific community and is hosted by NOIRLab’s Astro Data Lab, which is part of the Community Science and Data Center. Interactive access to the imaging with panning/zooming inside of a web-browser is available from the Legacy Survey Viewer, the World Wide Telescope, and Aladin.

Most of the stars and dust in the Milky Way are located in its disk — the bright band stretching across this image — in which the spiral arms lie. While this profusion of stars and dust makes for beautiful images, it also makes the Galactic plane challenging to observe. The dark tendrils of dust seen threading through this image absorb starlight and blot out fainter stars entirely, and the light from diffuse nebulae interferes with any attempts to measure the brightness of individual objects. Another challenge arises from the sheer number of stars, which can overlap in the image and make it difficult to disentangle individual stars from their neighbors.

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects — arguably the largest such catalog so far. The data for this unprecedented survey were taken with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at the NSF’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NOIRLab. For reference, a low-resolution image of the DECaPS2 data is overlaid on an image showing the full sky. The callout box is a full-resolution view of a small portion of the DECaPS2 data. Credit: DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/E. Slawik, Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

Despite the challenges, astronomers delved into the Galactic plane to gain a better understanding of our Milky Way. By observing at near-infrared wavelengths, they were able to peer past much of the light-absorbing dust. The researchers also used an innovative data-processing approach, which allowed them to better predict the background behind each star. This helped to mitigate the effects of nebulae and crowded star fields on such large astronomical images, ensuring that the final catalog of processed data is more accurate.

“One of the main reasons for the success of DECaPS2 is that we simply pointed at a region with an extraordinarily high density of stars and were careful about identifying sources that appear nearly on top of each other,” said Andrew Saydjari, a graduate student at Harvard University, researcher at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and lead author of the paper. “Doing so allowed us to produce the largest such catalog ever from a single camera, in terms of the number of objects observed.”

“When combined with images from Pan-STARRS 1, DECaPS2 completes a 360-degree panoramic view of the Milky Way’s disk and additionally reaches much fainter stars,” said Edward Schlafly, a researcher at the AURA-managed Space Telescope Science Institute and a co-author of the paper describing DECaPS2 published in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement. “With this new survey, we can map the three-dimensional structure of the Milky Way’s stars and dust in unprecedented detail.”

This image, which is brimming with stars and dark dust clouds, is a small extract — a mere pinprick — of the full Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects — arguably the largest such catalog so far. The data for this unprecedented survey were taken with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at the NSF’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NOIRLab. Credit: DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

“Since my work on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey two decades ago, I have been looking for a way to make better measurements on top of complex backgrounds,” said Douglas Finkbeiner, a professor at the Center for Astrophysics, co-author of the paper, and principal investigator behind the project. “This work has achieved that and more!”

“This is quite a technical feat. Imagine a group photo of over three billion people and every single individual is recognizable!” says Debra Fischer, division director of Astronomical Sciences at NSF. “Astronomers will be poring over this detailed portrait of more than three billion stars in the Milky Way for decades to come. This is a fantastic example of what partnerships across federal agencies can achieve.”

DECam was originally built to carry out the Dark Energy Survey, which was conducted by the Department of Energy and the US National Science Foundation between 2013 and 2019.

More information

This dataset was presented in the paper “The Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey 2 (DECaPS2): More Sky, Less Bias, and Better Uncertainties” to appear in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement.

Reference: “The Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey 2 (DECaPS2): More Sky, Less Bias, and Better Uncertainties” by Andrew K. Saydjari, Edward F. Schlafly, Dustin Lang, Aaron M. Meisner, Gregory M. Green, Catherine Zucker, Ioana Zelko, Joshua S. Speagle, Tansu Daylan, Albert Lee, Francisco Valdes, David Schlegel and Douglas P. Finkbeiner, 18 January 2023, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/aca594

The DECaPS2 team is composed of A. K. Saydjari (Harvard University and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), E. F. Schlafly (Space Telescope Science Institute), D. Lang (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and



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Samsung announces Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera sensor with improved low-light focus

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Samsung has finally unveiled the ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor. The same sensor will be used in the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone. The ISOCELL HP2 is the South Korean firm’s third 200MP camera sensor, and the company claims that it offers greatly improved image and video quality.

The ISOCELL HP2 is a 1/1.3-inch sensor with 0.6-micron pixels, making it smaller than the ISOCELL HP1 (1/22-inch with 0.64-micron pixels) that was launched in 2021. However, Samsung still claims that the ISOCELL HP2 is its most advanced camera sensor as it features the D-VTG (Dual Vertical Transfer Gate) technology that boosts each pixel’s full-well capacity by more than 33%, resulting in enhanced color reproduction and reduction in overexposure. This means you can say goodbye to overexposed and washed-out images in bright conditions.

ISOCELL HP2 has faster autofocus, improved colors, and better HDR

The new image sensor has TetraPixel, Samsung’s binning technology that can capture 50MP images with 1.2μm pixels (4-in-1 pixel binning) or 12.5MP images in 2.4μm pixels (16-in-1 binning), depending on the ambient light. It can also capture up to 8K 30fps videos with a wider field of view in its 1.2μm 50MP mode, which means it uses bigger pixels than previous-generation Galaxy S series phones in 8K mode.

The ISOCELL HP2 offers faster and more reliable autofocus in low-light conditions, thanks to Super QPD. This new autofocus technology uses all its 200 million pixels as focusing agents. Four adjacent pixels on the sensor are grouped together to recognize both horizontal and vertical pattern changes even in very dim conditions. It can also capture 15 full-resolution 200MP images in one second, making it the company’s fastest 200MP sensor.

For improved HDR, Samsung is using the DSG (Dual Signal Gain) technology in the 50MP mode. It is a technique that captures short and long exposures simultaneously, which means it can capture HDR images and videos on a pixel level. It also features Smart ISO Pro, allowing the phone to capture 12.5MP images and 4K 60fps HDR videos simultaneously.

JoonSeo Yim, Executive Vice President of the Sensor Business Team at Samsung Electronics, said, “The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 harnesses Samsung’s high-resolution image sensor technologies and know-how at the cutting edge for epic details. Our leadership comes from innovative pixel technologies that allow our sensors to go beyond the number and size of pixels. We will continue to open new horizons and solidify our presence in the expanding ultra-high-resolution sensor market.”

The ISOCELL HP2 is already in the mass production phase, which almost certainly means that we can see it inside the Galaxy S23 Ultra that will be unveiled on February 1, 2023, during the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.

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Galaxy Z Fold 5 could get a major camera boost, built-in S Pen slot

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Last updated: January 16th, 2023 at 06:04 UTC+01:00

There is some spicy news for an upcoming Samsung smartphone. No, it isn’t the soon-to-be-launching Galaxy S23 series, which is all set to debut on February 1. The rumors are about the Galaxy Z Fold 5, which is expected to launch in the second half of 2023. Going by the rumor, the Galaxy Z Fold 5, could come with a 108MP primary rear camera.

According to a new report by the Vietnamese publication The Pixel, Samsung might ditch the 50MP camera for the 108MP primary camera, which is currently found on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. This, in turn, would make the device a bit heavier, and it will weigh around 275 grams (which is a little hard to believe). For comparison’s sake, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 weighs 263 grams.

Galaxy Z Fold 5 rumored to get a 108MP main camera and 64MP telephoto camera

This increase in weight will be partly because of the new 108MP camera that the rumors are leaning towards. This is great news (although it isn’t anything concrete, and is just a rumor), especially since foldable phones are often criticized for their less-than-stellar camera performance. Not that they are bad by any means, they just aren’t at the level of the premium slab phones but are priced higher than them.

Not only the Galaxy Z Fold 5 main camera but the telephoto camera is also rumored to get a boost. As per reports, the main 108MP snapper will be accompanied by a 64MP camera with 2x optical zoom and a 12MP ultrawide shooter on the Galaxy Z Fold 5. But one should take this piece of information with a pinch of salt since Samsung upgraded the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 4 last year. The company’s track record indicates that we shouldn’t expect a major camera revision two years in a row.

Other details about the Galaxy Z Fold 5 include that the phone will come with a dedicated slot for the S-Pen, and is implementing a new hinge design to decrease the screen crease and let the phone fold completely flat.

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Leaked photos of Oppo’s next flagship show a huge camera island on the back

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According to MySmartPrice, Oppo appears to be making a change to the typical camera islands found on the rear of many a smartphone. Leaked images of an Oppo Find X6 5G test unit reveal a large rectangular rear camera module. One of the pictures shows how when the device is placed on a table, it has a pronounced tilt because of the camera island. The handset is believed to be 9.2mm thick and 12.3mm thick including the camera island.
The rumor mill says that the Find X6 5G will be equipped with a 50MP Sony IMX890 camera sensor which is already used on handsets such as the OnePlus 11 and the Oppo Reno 9 Pro+ 5G. The camera array could include a 50MP ultra-wide camera and a 50MP telephoto camera delivering 2x or 3x optical zoom. The Find X6 5G cameras will be tuned by Hasselblad.

The phone will reportedly feature a 6.7-inch 2K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and carry the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset under the hood. It will come with 12GB of memory and 512GB of storage and a 5000mAh battery, with 80W fast charging support, will keep the lights on. ColorOS 13, based on Android 13, will be pre-installed.

The Find X6 Pro 5G could be equipped with a 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor with the IMX890 driving the ultra-wide camera. The camera module might also feature a telephoto lens delivering 3x optical zoom. Similar to the Find X6 5G, the cameras on the Pro model will be tuned by Hasselblad. Both models could be available in China and some other markets as soon as next month.

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Wrinkle-free Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 to come with 108 MP main camera and to reach greater heights than the Galaxy Z Fold4

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So, the 5th generation of the Galaxy Z Fold reaches new physical heights over the predecessor in folded/unfolded states, and it is a little wider when folded. The source also reveals that the unfolded screen of the Galaxy Z Fold5 will not have wrinkles, which should please those who find the crease in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 too egregious for their liking.

As for the camera equipment, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 will allegedly sport a 108 MP main camera (f/1.7, OIS, dual-pixel PDAF) that is supported by a 64 MP telephoto unit with 2x optical zoom and a 12 MP ultra-wide lens. In addition, the 7.6-inch Galaxy Z Fold5 is expected to offer a 1768 x 2208 resolution and come with Gorilla Glass Victus. It’s opined that the mysterious “Snapdragon 985” processor may be renamed by the time the latest premium foldable smartphone from Samsung hits the shelves.

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Galaxy S23 series will bring some neat new camera features!

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The launch of the Galaxy S23 series is only a few weeks away, so we’re seeing more and more details about the new flagship phones leaking over the internet. Earlier today, official Galaxy S23 teaser videos were leaked, revealing how Samsung will be focusing on improved nighttime camera performance, and we now have information on some of the neat new camera features Samsung will introduce with the Galaxy S23 series.

Some of the biggest new improvements will be exclusive to the Ultra model, and one particular feature that only the S23 Ultra will have is the ability to shoot hyperlapse videos of the sky, building on the astro photography features Samsung brought to existing Galaxy S Ultra flagships through the Expert RAW app. However, it’s unclear whether Samsung will keep astrography features separate through the Expert RAW app or if it will add them to the default camera app on the S23 lineup.

Galaxy S23 will introduce Pro mode support for front camera

We are also told that Samsung will be bringing improvements for users who like having more control over the shooting parameters while taking pictures. Samsung’s smartphones have offered a dedicated Pro mode for many years, and now, Samsung is bringing Pro mode support for the front camera.

Finally, there will be the option to save RAW copies of photos in 50-megapixel resolution. Right now, Samsung smartphones can only save RAW copies of pictures shot in Pro mode in the default camera resolution (which tends to be 12 megapixels on most devices) and not at the full resolution of the camera sensor. With the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung is changing that, and it’s a feature that’s likely to be available on all three models, though we aren’t fully certain of that.

As is often the case, we can expect some of these features to make their way to Samsung’s older flagships via software updates once the Galaxy S23 lineup goes on sale. We’ll let you know as we learn more, so stay tuned!

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Razer’s $400 soundbar has a creepy camera to help emit surround sound

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Razer is using CES 2023 to expand its soundbar lineup with a top-tier model with its own subwoofer. Specs include a frequency response of 40-20,000 Hz and a max sound pressure level of 98 dB. But for those who prefer being extremely cautious with their gadgets when it comes to privacy and security, the Razer Leviathan V2 Pro’s integrated camera is disappointing to see.

Enlarge / The soundbar is 23.6×4.5×3.5 inches, and the subwoofer is 10.2×11.6×10.2 inches.

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But Razer insists that the infrared camera, which exists in the front center of the speaker, is all in the name of next-level virtual surround sound. Using head-tracking AI, the soundbar can tell where the user is and create a virtual soundscape with the listener as the center point. The beamforming technology comes from Audioscenic, which discussed the feature as research at CES 2017 and demoed it at CES 2022. The tech allows the soundscape to change while it tracks you as you move.

That makes the soundbar a unique product, with Razer aiming to expand PC audio capabilities without filling home offices and gaming dens with physical speakers. The Leviathan V2 Pro uses THX Spatial Audio virtual 7.1 surround sound (Razer acquired THX in 2016) and, per Razer, focuses on “crisp, clear treble” and “deep, punchy bass” through three different audio modes, which you can toggle across through a button on top of the soundbar.

The THX Spatial Audio Virtual Headset mode is supposed to convert stereo sound into 3D audio, making it fit for listening to music on Spotify, for example.

THX Spatial Audio Virtual Speakers is the 3D mode for 5.1 and 7.1 sources, with Razer seeing users primarily using it for watching movies and gaming. In a press briefing, a Razer spokesperson said the mode uses constructive and destructive interference to position audio.

The final, non-3D audio mode is for when other people are in the room. The Leviathan V2 Pro doesn’t use the camera or beamforming and, instead, attempts to fill the entire room with audio.

But without a physical shutter, there’s no way to be certain that the camera isn’t capturing anything. It seems easy enough to forget which mode the soundbar’s in or that it’s on. And we don’t have to remind you of unexpected bugs and camera-based security threats or the inherent potential (like any gadget) for accidental hardware damage.

Enlarge / Top buttons are: an audio equalizer, 3D mode toggle, power button/volume dial, source toggle button, and a button for changing the soundbar’s RGB effect.

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Still, companies like Razer continue to push cameras that use AI in consumer products and encourage people to leave them on and open to enable their features, like quick logins. Recent examples include the integrated camera in Dell’s 6K monitor announced this week and the HP Dragonfly Folio G3 laptop, which uses its webcam to automatically dim the display when it can tell you’re not looking or if it sees someone peering over your shoulder.

There are other audio products, mostly headsets, that use camera-free head-tracking. I’ve tried head-tracking PC headsets, and their effectiveness varied greatly depending on the content I listened to. Head-tracking created a shifting effect when I moved my head when listening to music, and the effect’s usefulness differed across various games. Razer’s soundbar and subwoofer have a different task ahead of them, though, as they pump audio out into the open air in various types of room setups.

The Leviathan V2 Pro will do so with a pair of 2-inch full-range drivers and a 5.25-inch down-firing subwoofer. Razer equips its $250 Leviathan V2, which lacks head-tracking but has THX Spatial Audio, with two full-range drivers (2×4 inches), two tweeters (0.75 inches), two radiator drivers (1.7×5.3 inches), and a subwoofer (5.5 inches). The lower-priced Leviathan V2’s range has a higher low-end (45 Hz versus 40 Hz) than the Leviathan V2 Pro. Both have a 10-band EQ adjustable in Razer’s Synapse software.

Enlarge / Razer’s depiction of the Leviathan V2 Pro’s internals.

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The soundbar’s backside contains a subwoofer output port, a 3.5 mm jack, and a USB-C 3.0 port. Despite its price, you don’t get HDMI, as Razer designed the soundbar to live under PC monitors. You can also connect devices, such as a phone, tablet, or Nintendo Switch, to it via Bluetooth 5.0.

For those perfectly fine with camera-equipped audio, or sticking tape over it, the Leviathan V2 Pro is $400.

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Ring finally debuts its in-car security camera

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Back in 2020, Ring announced a security camera for your car that connects to the company’s wider home security ecosystem. Now, slightly after its planned 2021 release date, Ring is opening pre-orders for Car Cam, the newest member of its security family. The unit is pretty small, but projects up and away on a cantilever arm mounted to your dashboard to give it the necessary height.

There are two cameras, one to keep an eye on the interior, the other facing out the front window to capture any insurance-worthy incidents. Should the system’s sensors be startled, it’ll trigger a recording, and alert you via the Ring app to show you what’s going on. Like pretty much every other Ring device, there’s a microphone and speaker, allowing you to watch (and communicate) with any unwanted visitors lurking in your vehicle.

In addition, Car Cam will automatically begin recording if you say “Alexa, record,” and has been designed to capture footage from traffic stops. (Which, when you think about it, speaks volumes about how little even a company with very close ties to law enforcement thinks about the integrity of what goes on at traffic stops.) The hardware is powered from the car’s battery, connected via the OBD-II port, and will use WiFi to communicate unless you opt for LTE by paying for a Ring Protect Go subscription.

Ring has added that, like its other products, you’ll have the option to activate end-to-end encryption, and won’t activate a recording unless triggered. It added that a privacy shutter will enable you to block the internal camera and microphone when closed. It’ll be available to pre-order from today, with shipping expected to begin in February, but there’s a hefty incentive to get your cash on the barrelhead now and not wait for the retail launch. Car Cam will retail for $250, but early pre-order customers can get theirs for $200 —while the Protect Go subscription will set you back $60 a year, or $6 a month.

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Israeli private satellite with state-of-the-art camera launched into orbit

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An Israeli commercial observation satellite was successfully launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday.

The EROS C-3 satellite, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and owned and operated by private Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat International, is capable of producing “very high-resolution images” and will be used for “governmental and business applications,” IAI said in a statement.

The advanced “multispectral” space camera was produced by Israel’s Elbit systems, and enables the satellite to take color photos.

“After launch, the satellite entered its planned orbit around the Earth and
began transmitting data to the ground station,” IAI said in its statement.

“Engineers at Israel Aerospace Industries have begun a series of preplanned calibrations and tests to validate the satellite’s performance, and complete the preplan test prior to full operation soon,” it added.

According to SpaceX, the reusable first stage segment of its Falcon 9 rocket successfully touched back down on a launch pad eight minutes after lift-off.

It was the final launch of the company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, for 2022.

IAI’s board of directors chairman Amir Peretz hailed the launch as “further proof of the company’s technological leadership as a true path-breaker in space as in other arenas.

“The outputs from the satellite launched today, and the important findings that it will transmit to the ground station, will assist IAI in continuing to improve its advanced capabilities in these areas.”

IAI president and CEO Boaz Levy said: “Today’s launch of the EROS-C3 satellite is a further expression of the advanced technological capabilities of Israel Aerospace Industries, the space house of the State of Israel.”

IAI develops and manufactures advanced systems for air, space, sea, land, cyber and homeland security. Since 1953, the company has provided technology solutions to government and commercial customers worldwide, including satellites, missiles, weapon systems and munitions, unmanned and robotic systems, and radar.

ImageSat International’s CEO Noam Segal hailed the launch, saying it was a “significant milestone” for the company and “will enable us to accelerate the company’s growth.”

Israel’s Defense Ministry previously outsourced ISI’s imagery in the early 2000s, after the failed launch of the military Ofek-4 satellite.

The EROS satellites are widely believed to have been built using commercialized technology from the Ofek series of military reconnaissance satellites.

The Israeli military currently operates the Ofek-16 spy satellite, launched in 2020. It has a planned five-year mission duration.

Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 could get improved camera zoom performance

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While we’re still waiting for the Galaxy S23 to go official, rumors about Samsung’s 2024 flagship smartphone have already started circulating. As always, we can expect Samsung to improve the camera performance of its high-end phones, and the same is true for the Galaxy S24.

Samsung phones already offer the best camera zoom performance in the industry, with the Galaxy S23 Ultra being the current champ. According to tipster Ice Universe, the Galaxy S24 Ultra will reportedly feature an even better telephoto camera sensor and improved zoom mechanism. However, there’s no clarity on what the new zoom solution actually is.

LG Innotek recently unveiled a new telephoto camera lens mechanism that offers a continuous zoom range from 4x to 9x. It means that you can capture images sharp images at all zoom levels, starting from 4x and ending at 9x, similar to dedicated digital or DSLR cameras. If Samsung can bring such a zoom camera on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, it could be incredible.

The tipster thinks that the primary camera on the Galaxy S24 Ultra could either be the same as its predecessor or only see a modest performance improvement. What new features do you expect to see on the Galaxy S24? Let us know in the comments section below.



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