Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images from World’s Largest Digital Camera
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images from World’s Largest Digital Camera On June 23, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located atop Cerro Pachón in northern Chile, released its first images to the public. The observatory, a joint project of the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, features an 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope equipped with a 3,200-megapixel digital camera—the largest ever built, weighing approximately 3,000 kg. The camera, assembled at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, was installed on…