


Photograph
Taking the first 3,200-megapixel images was an important first test for the focal plane.


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A front view of the completed LSST Camera, showing the 3,200-megapixel focal plane within.

Illustration
The data acquisition system for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera starts right at the back of the...

Illustration
Researchers examine the LSST Camera. The camera will soon be shipped to Chile, where it will be the heart of the Vera C. Rubin...

Photograph
Arrival and inspection of the L3 lens of the LSST Camera

Animation
The LSST’s camera will include a filter-changing mechanism and shutter. This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different...


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Jeff Tice, background, holds the particle counter while Travis Lange inspects the surface of the r-band optical filter for dust particles.
