Sure, we all look around at the market of digital cameras out there, and we’re all a little amazed by some of the resolutions out there.  Ten, twelve, fifteen megapixel…some pretty nice photos, right?

Well, brace yourself, because this is going to blow your mind wide open.

A camera being developed by Fermilab for installation in an observatory in Chile weighs in at a whopping–get this–FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY MEGAPIXEL.

The camera is being used to search for evidence of so-called “dark matter”, which is causing the universe to expand at a faster rate than expected.  But this isn’t even the most powerful camera out there–word is a camera that’s measured in GIGAPIXELS (1.4 of them to be exact) is already in the works.

Anyway, the five hundred seventy megapixel camera cost thirty five million bucks to build, and when it’s done, will be mounted in the Chilean observatory.

All I want to know is, when can I get one for my cell phone?

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