LSST Camera

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:photographer
scientific instrument
gptkbp:completionExpected 2024
gptkbp:dataRate 20 terabytes per night
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Legacy_Survey_of_Space_and_Time
gptkbp:diameter 1.65 meters
gptkbp:exposureModes 15 seconds
gptkbp:fieldOfView 9.6 square degrees
gptkbp:filterCount 6
gptkbp:filterTypes i
y
z
r
u
g
gptkbp:firstLight 2025
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Department_of_Energy
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LSST Camera
gptkbp:length 3 meters
gptkbp:location Cerro Pachón, Chile
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
gptkbp:purpose astronomer
cataloging asteroids
detecting transient astronomical events
mapping the night sky
studying dark matter and dark energy
studying the structure of the Milky Way
gptkbp:resolution 3.2 gigapixels
gptkbp:sensorCount 189
gptkbp:sensorType CCD
gptkbp:size 10 microns
gptkbp:startYear 2014
gptkbp:website https://www.lsst.org/camera
gptkbp:weight approximately 3,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5