How large is this picture?
The image has a resolution of 2 297 216 × 891 702 pixels, which equals about 2 trillion pixels. The exact number is 2 048 432 101 632 pixels. That’s roughly 2 terapixels, or over 2 000 gigapixels – an extremely detailed image where you can zoom in very far.
Compared to distances:
If each pixel were 1×1 cm and you placed them in a single line, the total length would be 20 484 321 kilometers.
That’s enough to:
- Circle the Earth more than 511 times, or
- Reach the Moon about 53 times.
Compared to PC-monitor:
If this image were displayed on a standard PC monitor, the screen would need to be about 650 by 250 meters (2130 × 820 feet) in size — large enough to cover 23 FIFA-sized soccer fields.
Compared to world’s largest camera module:
The world’s largest camera module, used in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is about the size of a small car, weighs 2 800 kg, and captures stunning 3 200 mega pixels per image. This panorama is 626 times larger.
Compared to Full HD display (1920×1080):
A typical Full HD screen has about 2 million pixels. 2 trillion / 2 million = 1 000 000 times more pixels. You would need 1 000 000 (1 million) Full HD screens to display the entire image at once.
Compated to time:
Compated to time:
I you watched one and every pixel for 1 second, it would take you 2 048 432 101 632 seconds ≈ 65 000 years to watch the whole panorama. That’s 13x longer than the entire span of human civilization.
