Revolutionary Digital Camera Set to Transform Astronomy with Ambitious Sky Survey
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has successfully captured its first on-sky data using a low-resolution Commissioning Camera, marking a significant milestone in its development. This data was successfully transferred from the observatory in Chile to the US Data Facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, demonstrating the observatory's operational capabilities.
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