Rendering of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
A rendering of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, from May 2013. The LSST will be an 8-meter wide-field survey telescope that will image the entire visible sky a few times each week for 10 years. The LSST will reveal unprecedented information about distant galaxies, nearby asteroids and even the mysterious dark energy that is expanding the universe.
Credit:NSF/Adrian Apodaca
About the Image
| Id: | rubin1501b |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | April 14, 2015, noon |
| Related releases: | rubin1501 |
| Size: | 670 x 450 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
