Earth’s Largest Camera Takes 3 Billion-Pixel Images of the Night Sky

June 20, 2025 | The New York Times | By Jonathan Corum and Kenneth Chang

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is the world’s largest digital camera. About the size of a small car, it will create an unparalleled map of the night sky. The observatory’s first public images of the sky are expected to be released on June 23. Here’s how its camera […]

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The Rubin Observatory is throwing a big party to reveal its first pictures — and you’re invited

June 20, 2025 | GeekWire | by Alan Boyle

After more than 20 years of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready for its grand opening, and the world is invited. The observatory in the foothills of the Chilean Andes features a monster of a telescope, with an 8.4-meter-wide (28-foot-wide) mirror, coupled with what’s said to be the world’s largest digital camera.

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