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World’s Largest Digital Camera Snaps First 3,200-Megapixel Images – Will Explore Cosmic Mysteries – SciTechDaily

The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Crews at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have taken the first 3,200-megapixel digital photos – the largest ever taken …

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Crews at SLAC have taken the first 3,200-megapixel images with the complete focal plane of the LSST Camera, the future “eye” of Vera C. Rubin Observatory. They are the largest digital images ever taken in a single shot. One of the first objects photographed was a Romanesco, chosen for its very detailed texture. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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