"Chile to Host World's Largest Astronomy Camera in Atacama Desert"
TL;DR
The world's largest digital camera for optical astronomy, with a resolution of 3.2 gigapixels, is set to be installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in northern Chile. This camera will support a decade-long exploration to study dark energy, dark matter, and potential asteroid collisions, generating 20 terabytes of data per night and creating a 15-petabyte catalog database.
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