Nissan has transformed a pick-up truck into a world class mobile space observatory.

The Navara Dark Sky Concept allows astronomers to gaze at the universe from hard-to-reach locations away from the nighttime glow of urban areas.

It tows a bespoke trailer which houses a world-leading telescope giving detailed views beyond the rings of Saturn, to distant galaxies, nebulae and supernovas.

The one-off Nissan, developed in the UK in collaboration with the European Space Agency, was unveiled at today's Hannover Motor Show in Germany.

The trailer module has a special refrigerated atmosphere, which allows the telescope to remain stable and calibrated at the optimum temperature in transit to any location.

Once at the desired destination, the trailer module's mechanised roof opens to focus the telescope on the night sky.

To negotiate tricky terrain, the Nissan has four-wheel drive, 20-inch (50 cm) wheels with off-road tyres and high-intensity headlights. The overall ride height has been raised for improved ground clearance.

Under the bonnet is a 2.3-litre twin-turbocharged diesel with enough pulling power to handle the trailer's additional weight.

The Navara and trailer both feature portable EV battery packs, which make use of Nissan's existing electric-vehicle battery technology.

When docked in place, the battery packs are constantly in charging mode and ready for use.

Additional high-tech features include Wi-Fi, a laptop station and UHF (Ultra High Frequency) radio transmission to relay data instantaneously to anywhere in the world.

Parking is made simple thanks to the cameras which give the driver a bird's-eye-view around the vehicle.

There are eight radar units, on each corner of the vehicle and trailer, which update the driver on the vehicle's surroundings through the touch screen on the dashboard.

At the heart of the trailer is the ultrahigh-power PlaneWave telescope which uses a 16 inch (40 cm) primary mirror to focus on the night's sky.

Since red light affects human night vision least, both the vehicle and trailer exclusively use red lighting to avoid visual disruption during observations.

The Navara also has ProPILOT, which enhances the driver's control by combining Nissan's Intelligent Cruise Control and Steering Assist technologies.

Credit: Nissan, DailyMail


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Good thinking, good product!

See more pictures here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/09/nissan-transformed-pick-up-truck-into.html

It looks nice.

One day , when I become a politician, I will buy it.

A towing van for life.

Nissan technologically advanced than Toyota.

Good thinking, Good Product!

Transform or attach?

AutoReportNG:
Good thinking, good product!

yoishna yokanahi...but na Toyota get talk now��

lonelydora:
Nissan technologically advanced than Toyota.

Good thinking, Good Product!

Is that all

bdek:


Is that all

There's more, bro

Great technological advancement.

You'd never see such a thing in naija, instead nah religious center people go dey, dey fast 200 days

People will come and argue that they are better than Toyota.

Most auto makers has something unique or invented by them.

Why is there no contribution from Africa nay Nigeria.

Why cant we even copy and paste....no need reinventing the wheel. Why? Why?

Its is almost a century and half and yet..norrin from We

It seems we are just meant to breed and restock the earths population... Thats all

abegi
nissan with enuf electrical faults

me I don't even understand what is going on here and.

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Come and explain this Star life circle i don't understand it. I'm a big fan of Astronomy.

Not impressed