World's largest digital camera captures more than 500,000 galaxies in deep view of universe
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has released a high-resolution image of the COSMOS field, capturing over 500,000 galaxies. The image was created by stacking data from the observatory's 3.2-gigapixel camera to provide a clear view of the early universe.
Why it matters
This technological achievement provides astronomers with unprecedented data to study galaxy formation and evolution, building on decades of research in this specific region of the sky.
Astronomers have just got their clearest look yet at one of the most studied patches of sky in the world. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, based in Chile, has released a single stacked image containing more than 500,000 galaxies and over 50,000 stars, captured using the largest digital camera ever built. Here’s all the information on how the photo has been captured and the significance of this cosmic milestone.How the image was madeThe image comes from Rubin's 3.2-gigapixel (3.2-billion-pixel) LSST Camera, mounted on the observatory’s 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope.
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