How the latest digital imaging technology is helping us to understand the mysteries of the universe. London Innovation Summit, 16 October 2014 Marc Saunders, President of Space Imaging, e2v Technologies plc

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Which technologies will help
us understand the mysteries of
the universe?
Marc Saunders
President of Space Imaging

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e2v Space Imaging

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What’s the difference between the camera
in a mobile phone and a satellite?
Size | Sensitivity | Robustness

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So what are we looking for, or at?
The solar system The universe

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Mars in the early 1960s

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By 1965 we were there

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1976 touchdown - Mars Viking

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2008: Phoenix lander pictured by Mars
orbiter

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By 2009 we are mapping the surface

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In 2013 Mars Curiosity Rover took this
selfie

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Rosetta ‘comet chaser’

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Our solar
system
Looking further into space
The Milky Way, our galaxy

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Hubble: the first space telescope

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Hubble: upgrading to e2v sensors

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Hubble looking at some of the
oldest galaxies

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Hubble images: butterfly nebula

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Hubble images: Stars being born

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Hubble images: Snapshot of a ‘shedding
star’

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GAIA – 3D mapping our galaxy

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Plato – the next big thing

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Thank You
Marc Saunders
President of Space Imaging