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LSST Camera: A moving picture of the cosmos

The LSST Camera explores cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

June 1, 2022  ·  7 min read
The background shows a compilation of the first images taken with the LSST Camera at Rubin Observatory. The overlay shows the LSST Camera in the cleanroom at SLAC before it was shipped to be installed into the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
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LSST Camera

Learn more about the LSST Camera for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory led the construction of the LSST Camera – the largest digital camera ever built for astrophysics and cosmology.

Diagram of Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera lenses and filters

Fact sheet: Rubin Observatory - LSST Camera

A downloadable PDF fact sheet about the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the SLAC-built LSST Camera that will be used for the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

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SLAC completes construction of the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy

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...

April 3, 2024  ·  10 min read
Researchers examine the LSST Camera
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Imaging sensors installed in LSST ComCam

The LSST camera integration and testing team inserted a raft of nine imaging sensors into the body of the ComCam. This miniature version of...

March 5, 2019
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One cool camera: LSST’s cryostat assembly completed

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...

August 2, 2018  ·  2 min read
LSST Camera Cryostat Grid
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Steven M. Kahn Named Director of LSST

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) announced today that Dr. Steven M. Kahn will assume the role of Director of the...

March 13, 2013  ·  1 min read
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LSST Camera explainer

Learn about the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the SLAC-built LSST Camera and NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in this video.

October 4, 2022  ·  00:05:58  runtime
LSST Explainer | Mapping the universe
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SLAC's LSST Camera inside clean room

The LSST Camera is being tested inside the clean room at SLAC

September 22, 2022  ·  00:00:30  runtime
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LSST Camera Raft Installation

SLAC’s LSST camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time. 

September 23, 2022
SLAC’s LSST Camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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LSST Camera raft installation

The LSST camera integration and testing team is slowly assembling the camera’s focal plane

December 17, 2019
LSST Camera raft installation
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LSST camera completion

Researchers examine the LSST Camera. The camera will soon be shipped to Chile, where it will be the heart of the Vera C. Rubin...

March 22, 2024
Researchers examine the LSST Camera