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Chris Rowlands

The world’s most powerful camera just shared its first space image – and the 5 gigapixel detail is breathtaking

A composite image from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, mapping the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae.

  • Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first full-resolution image
  • It was captured using an ultra-powerful 3,200-megapixel digital camera
  • The telescope will scan the sky for dark matter, asteroids, and Planet Nine
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