The US Office of Science has blog Said that the LSST digital camera is a game-changer in astronomy, capturing phenomena such as dark matter and dark energy in precise detail. He says that these mysterious forces shape the universe, but were still invisible to existing technology. Now, with LSST, scientists will be able to uncover these mysteries.
This powerful digital camera will be placed in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The camera will capture the southern sky, because according to scientists, this area is perfect for peering into the depths of space. LSST There is a camera weighing 3 tons, whose lens diameter is 5 feet large. Additionally, this camera is lightning fast, with an exposure time of less than 15 seconds.
The blog reports that this digital camera can survey vast swathes of the night sky in record time. Plus, with six special filters, scientists can study a wide range of light, from ultraviolet to near-infrared. It is so accurate that it can see a golf ball from up to 15 miles away. Each snapshot taken covers an area seven times larger than the entire Moon. It took more than two decades to make this camera.