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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory hosts world's largest digital camera at 3,200 megapixels. The camera is the size of a small car. The telescope will map the entire southern sky every three to four nights.


Massive telescope will map the Universe and provide an evolving record of the Solar System and distant stars.

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