Macquarie University’s Huntsman Telescope has successfully demonstrated daytime astronomy
Using an array of Canon camera lenses with the potential to continuously monitor celestial objects and satellites.
This unique array of 10 camera lenses, originally designed for ultra-sensitive night sky observations, can accurately measure stars, satellites, and other targets even when the Sun is high overhead.
The Huntsman’s daytime capability allows continual monitoring of bright stars like the red supergiant Betelgeuse, which can be unobservable at night for months at a time when its position is close to the Sun.
The study also has significance in the rapidly expanding field of space situational awareness, the close monitoring of the ever-growing population of satellites, space debris and other artificial objects orbiting Earth.