The giant device will allow us to study the Universe in unprecedented detail and help reveal the secrets of dark energy, asteroids and much more.
After 20 years of work, scientists and engineers have finally unveiled a camera for the LSST telescope in Chile.
Amazing: a 3200 megapixel matrix, a field of view 7 times wider than the Moon, the ability to detect a golf ball from 25 km! Imagine how high quality the pictures will be!
The camera is part of the Vera Rubin Observatory. It will collect an astronomical amount of data on the night sky over its 10-year operating period. Scientists hope to find new information about dark matter, the structure of the Milky Way, and moving stars and asteroids in our solar system.
The camera is about the size of a small car and its largest lens is over 1.5 meters in diameter! A second lens with a diameter of almost one meter was needed to accommodate the entire sensor.
Now the camera will be carefully packaged and sent to Chile. A telescope will be installed there this year, ushering in an unprecedented era of astronomical discoveries.
Source: Ferra
I am a professional journalist and content creator with extensive experience writing for news websites. I currently work as an author at Gadget Onus, where I specialize in covering hot news topics. My written pieces have been published on some of the biggest media outlets around the world, including The Guardian and BBC News.
