The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, now installed in Chile, is the largest digital camera ever created and weighs 6000 pounds. Designed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, it features 3 billion pixels and the largest lens in astronomy, enabling extensive observation of the Southern Hemisphere sky. Over the next decade, the camera will repeatedly scan the sky, facilitating research on dark energy, dark matter, galaxy formation, and the Milky Way. The project is backed by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy's Office of Science.
The LSST camera is the world's largest digital camera installed in Chile, designed to create a time-lapse record of the universe over ten years.
With 3 billion pixels, the LSST camera will enable unprecedented exploration of dark energy, dark matter, and galaxy formation.
Roodman noted that the team at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory leveraged their expertise to create custom components needed for the impressive 6000-pound camera.
The project aims to produce a 'color movie' of the Southern Hemisphere sky, capturing detailed images of the cosmos.
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