The 3200-Megapixel LSST Camera, the world’s largest digital camera, has been completed. After 20 years of work, it is now ready for installation at the Rubin Observatory in Chile. This camera, which is the size of a small car, can resolve a golf ball from 24 kilometers away. The camera’s field of view is extremely wide, covering an area seven times wider than the full moon. In just three nights, it can scan and capture the entire southern sky. In over a decade, it will produce an unprecedented time-lapse of the universe, revealing celestial objects in extreme detail and tracking their movements and changes. Astronomers gain a unique chance to study the universe in real time.

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