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Peer into the cosmos through the largest camera ever built. Four Berkeley astronomers reveal how Chile's new Vera Rubin Observatory will capture an ultra-high-definition time-lapse of the entire universe.
Astronomy lecture
Free online event
Expert panel
Space exploration
Tips
🎟️register at basicscience.berkeley.edu
📷largest camera ever built: 3.2 gigapixels
Astronomy’s Newest Discovery Machine: The Vera Rubin Observatory
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Peer into the cosmos through the largest camera ever built. Four Berkeley astronomers reveal how Chile's new Vera Rubin Observatory will capture an ultra-high-definition time-lapse of the entire universe.
Astronomy lecture
Free online event
Expert panel
Space exploration
Tips
🎟️register at basicscience.berkeley.edu
📷largest camera ever built: 3.2 gigapixels
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