A breathtaking image of Andromeda has been captured by China’s recently developed Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST).
China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope (Photo: maritimes.gr)
China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope
According to Xinhua Net, China’s recently developed Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) is capable of surveying the Northern Hemisphere sky. The Wide Field Survey Telescope was put into operation on Sunday in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province, and it gave a fantastic result of capturing the neighboring galaxy, Andromeda galaxy.
The Wide Field Survey Telescope can measure up to 8.2 feet in diameter. The result of the wide field survey telescope shows that it became he largest time-domain survey facility in the Northern Hemisphere as it can capture a galaxy located two million light years away from Earth.
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China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope Features
SPACE reports that China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope can measure 8.2 feet in diameter. The Wide Field Survey Telescope also features 9k x 9k mosaic charge-coupled detectors. This means that the Wide Field Survey Telescope has a resolution of 9,000 pixels in both horizontal and vertical axes, allowing it to capture exceptionally high-resolution detailed astronomical images.
With the creation of the Wide Field Survey Telescope, China can now monitor specific areas of the sky over a period of time with the aim of picking out a transient celestial body and astronomical events such as supernovas.
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