Chasing Cosmic Pixels
What happens when cameras are pushed beyond Earth—and beyond their limits? In this special RIT event, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and Phantom Camera imaging expert Kyle Gilroy take students inside the technical challenges of capturing images in space, where digital camera sensors are constantly damaged by cosmic radiation.
This talk will center on how radiation alters image data aboard the International Space Station, creating persistent “bad” pixels and visual artifacts, and how experts like Gilroy first learn to understand what an image is telling them before attempting to repair it. From diagnosing sensor damage to reconstructing usable data, this is a rare opportunity to see how real-world imaging problems are solved at the highest level. If you’re interested in imaging technology, physics, engineering, filmmaking, or scientific visualization, this is a rare chance to hear directly from experts working at the edge of what cameras can handle. Don't miss it!
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