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LSST Camera Cryostat Grid

View into the cryostat assembly of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Obseravtory's LSST Camera.

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Once set in place atop a telescope in Chile, the 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera will help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of our universe.

Researchers examine the LSST Camera

The LSST cryostat, now fully assembled, will keep the camera’s image sensors continuously cooled to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit for crisp, high-sensitivity views of the night skies.

LSST Camera Cryostat Grid
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