Camera Cryostat Completed
A team led by Alice Callen and Rafe Schindler has completed construction of the cryostat that will hold the CCD sensors of the LSST camera, keeping them at negative 150 degrees Fahrenheit to minimize unwanted background signals.
Credit:John Ku/NOIRLab/ Vera C. Rubin Observatory/ NSF/ AURA
About the Image
Id: | rubin-cryostat-large |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | July 6, 2018 |
Size: | 889 x 698 px |
About the Object
Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |