# 570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Photographs Van Gogh-Esque 'Starry Night'

> The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) pointed its 570-megapixel CCD image sensor, housed inside the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, at the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, one of the nearest star-forming regions to Earth.

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-photographs-van-gogh-esque-starry-night/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a594b6bb9ac2d7dac6a357b)
- **Published:** 2026-07-16
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #cameras #dark #energy #megapixel #australis #cloud #corona #earth
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