"World's Largest Camera Arrives at Chile's Rubin Observatory"

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"World's Largest Camera Arrives at Chile's Rubin Observatory"
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After two decades of development, the 6,600-pound LSST Camera has been successfully transported from California to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. This massive camera, the largest ever built for astronomy, will undergo several months of testing before being installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope. The camera's arrival marks a significant milestone for the observatory, which aims to conduct a decade-long survey of the universe, providing crucial data on dark matter and dark energy.

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