The LSST Camera, the world's largest digital camera, is central to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. It will power the Legacy Survey of Space and Time...
The LSST Camera (Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera) is the world's largest digital camera, specifically designed for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to conduct a comprehensive survey of the southern night sky.
It is installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, situated atop Cerro Pachón in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.
Its main mission is to power the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, meticulously mapping the southern sky to study dark energy, dark matter, transient celestial events, and the formation of the Milky Way.
It captures 3.2-gigapixel images, making it the highest-resolution digital camera ever built. It will collect over 20 terabytes of data every night.