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This photo shows the 3,200-megapixel focal plane of Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera, under construction at SLAC.

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When the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) begins in 2022 to take images of the entire southern night sky over and over again for...

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Taking the first 3,200-megapixel images was an important first test for the focal plane.

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The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the journey to Cerro Pachón in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the Universe’s...

A semi truck traveling a gravel road approaches two large telescope facilities.

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Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history.

A person in a hard hat looks at a giant black lens cap surrounded by a mirror.

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Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world's largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time.

A digital sensor array is visible through a large camera lens inside a white room.

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SLAC Recent History (1990s-today NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera module) – Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the...

Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe

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Plans to build the world’s largest digital camera at SLAC have reached a major milestone, with funding approval for the 3,200-megapixel camera. The camera...

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It takes a lot of meetings, travel logistics and even tracking down some parts to keep a large team collaborating on a project like...

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Hannah Pollek, a SLAC mechanical engineer, gives us an inside look at how the LSST camera will photograph the southern night sky once it...

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Presented by Debbie Bard. One of the most surprising predictions made by Einstein's theory of relativity is that light doesn't travel through the universe...

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Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera Focal Plane

Q&A: Diane Hascall and Margaux Lopez Help Build the World’s Largest Digital Camera

First 3,200-megapixel images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera

LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, paving the way for cosmic exploration

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory installs LSST Camera on telescope

Testing, testing, testing: How researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be

SLAC Recent History: Building the world's largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe

World’s Most Powerful Camera Receives Funding Approval

Q&A with Regina Matter: Bringing people together to build the world’s largest digital camera

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will create a massive timelapse of the universe

The Dark Universe Through Einstein's Lens

Focal plane of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera