Re:Backyard telescopes and amateur eyes see where “pro” astr...
by verytrivial on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @02:17AM
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"The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
The LSST is a new kind of telescope. Currently under construction in Chile, the LSST is designed to conduct a ten-year survey of the dynamic universe. LSST can map the entire visible sky in just a few nights; each panoramic snapshot with the 3200-megapixel camera covers an area 40 times the size of the full moon." - https://www.lsst.org/
The LSST is a new kind of telescope. Currently under construction in Chile, the LSST is designed to conduct a ten-year survey of the dynamic universe. LSST can map the entire visible sky in just a few nights; each panoramic snapshot with the 3200-megapixel camera covers an area 40 times the size of the full moon." - https://www.lsst.org/