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LSST camera filter-changing mechanism and shutter

This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different wavelengths
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observavtory's LSST Camera will include a filter-changing mechanism and shutter. This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different wavelengths; the camera is capable of viewing light from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared (0.3-1 μm) wavelengths.

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