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The Rubin Observatory's giant data acquisition system

The Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera will take enormously detailed images of the night sky from atop a mountain in Chile. Down below the mountain...

March 10, 2022  ·  4 min read
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First 3,200-megapixel images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera

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

August 31, 2020
LSSTCam Focal Plane Projector
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SLAC Recent History: Building the world's largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe

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...

September 29, 2022  ·  00:06:59  runtime
Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe
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Preparing for the greatest cosmic movie ever made

Now that NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera has been installed, what’s next?

April 11, 2025  ·  7 min read
A large black cylindrical camera is positioned in a telescope dome.
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Q&A: Diane Hascall and Margaux Lopez Help Build the World’s Largest Digital Camera

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

November 23, 2015  ·  4 min read
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LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, paving the way for cosmic exploration

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...

May 22, 2024  ·  6 min read
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News Release

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

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

March 12, 2025  ·  8 min read
A person in a hard hat looks at a giant black lens cap surrounded by a mirror
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will create a massive timelapse of the universe

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

July 25, 2024  ·  00:01:45  runtime
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Q&A with Regina Matter: Bringing people together to build the world’s largest digital camera

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

June 19, 2023  ·  4 min read
A portrait of Regina Matter.
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Testing, testing, testing: How researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be

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

September 29, 2023  ·  5 min read
A digital sensor array is visible through a large camera lens inside a white room.
News Release

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations

First peer-reviewed paper using data from SLAC-built LSST Camera identifies an asteroid, nearly the size of eight football fields, rotating every two minutes.

January 7, 2026  ·  9 min read
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Focal plane of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera

August 31, 2020
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