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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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SLAC’s LSST camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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Mechanical engineer Travis Lange carefully watches the installation of the 14th raft tower modules.
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Jeff Tice, background, holds the particle counter while Travis Lange inspects the surface of the r-band optical filter for dust particles.
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From left, Travis Lange, Hannah Pollek and LLNL’s Justin Wolfe inspect LSST Camera optic filters.
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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 LSST camera integration and testing team is slowly assembling the camera’s focal plane