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For much of the past decade, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have been designing major optical components for the world’s newest telescope.
Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will repeatedly scan the sky for 10 years and create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the universe — the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). LLNL has partnered with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to build the camera and designed a number of major optical components, including six LSSTCam filters that are some of the largest optical filters ever produced.
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About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
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For much of the past decade, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have been designing major optical components for the world’s newest telescope.
Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will repeatedly scan the sky for 10 years and create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the universe — the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). LLNL has partnered with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to build the camera and designed a number of major optical components, including six LSSTCam filters that are some of the largest optical filters ever produced.
💻 LLNL News: llnl.gov/news
📲 Instagram: / livermore_lab
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About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
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