The LSST Camera: The Largest Digital Camera Ever Constructed

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The LSST Camera: The Largest Digital Camera Ever Constructed
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The LSST Camera, built at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is the largest digital camera ever constructed. It consists of 201 custom-designed CCD image sensors arranged across 21 rafts, delivering a total resolution of about 3.2 gigapixels. The camera's construction cost is expected to be near $700 million.

The LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever constructed, has been built at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. It consists of 201 custom-designed CCD image sensors arranged across 21 rafts, delivering a total resolution of about 3.

2 gigapixels. The camera's construction cost is expected to be near $700 million.

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