After decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to begin a 10-year survey of the southern sky. New Scientist got a behind-the-scenes look at the telescope during the first few weeks of its operation. Watch more: https://www.newscientist.com/video/2485807-look-inside-the-revolutionary-vera-c-rubin-observatory/ | New Scientist

This 3.2 gigapixel digital camera is going to be installed in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) to get incredibly detailed images of the night sky. | Gizmodo

84K views · 647 reactions | After almost two decades, this camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s telescope is nearly ready. When it’s fully operational, the telescope will begin collecting 20 terabytes of data every night for ten years. | Interesting Engineering | Facebook