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    3,200-megapixel camera snaps record-breaking first photos

    Oct 01, 2020 2 minutes
    Words by Mike Wall

    The camera core for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory has snapped its first test photos, setting a new world record for the largest single shot by a giant digital camera.

    The imaging sensor array, which comprises the focal plane for Rubin’s SUV-sized digital camera, snapped the

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