"World's Biggest Digital Camera Ready to Capture Cosmic Wonders"

After nine years and 3.2 billion pixels, the LSST Camera, the largest digital camera for astronomy, is complete and will be the centerpiece of the Vera Rubin Observatory. The camera's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will yield 60 petabytes of data on the universe's composition, dark matter, dark energy, and more. With its 5.1-foot-wide optical lens, the camera will capture a timelapse of the heavens and monitor changes in the southern sky, providing valuable insights into the expansion of the universe and other celestial phenomena. Despite challenges such as light pollution from satellites, the camera is poised to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos when it begins its exploration of the southern skies in 2025.
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