stux, 1 month ago to Wyze

Up Close With the Completed 3.2-Gigapixel #LSST #Camera

Engineers at the #SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have completed work on the Legacy Survey of #Space and Time camera. The device is the world's largest digital camera and will be the centerpiece of a 10-year mission to map the night sky from the Vera C. Rubin #Observatory in #Chile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8We0FtSJ6D4

jake4480, 1 month ago to science

The biggest digital camera ever made -- 6,600 pounds, 3,200 megapixels https://petapixel.com/2024/04/20/the-biggest-digital-camera-ever-made-6600-pounds-and-3200-megapixels/

#science #space #astronomy #lsstcamera #telescope #lsst #analogastrophotography #camera #cameras #tech #DigitalCameras

VRubinObs, 9 months ago to random

One step closer to science-ready😎

Simulated Solar System objects are now part of Rubin's Data Preview 0 ☄️ That's great news for Solar System scientists preparing to use #LSST—they can now test their analysis tools using the Rubin Science Platform (data.lsst.cloud)!

VRubinObs, 10 months ago to random

You're not from around here, are ya? ☄️

Interstellar objects come from star systems far, far away—& give scientists another way to learn about other systems.

With #LSST, scientists will find many interstellar objects that would've remained hidden!

🔗: https://rubinobservatory.org/news/visitors-from-distant-stars