LSST Camera Focal Plane: First Images (IMAGE)

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LSST Camera Focal Plane: First Images

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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.

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Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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