3,200 megapixels! Future Vera Rubin Observatory’s camera captures the first photos of my heart breaking the record


Camera core for the future Vera c. Rubin Observatory Her first test photos have been broken, setting a new world record for the largest single shot by a giant digital camera.

Imaging sensor array, including Vera Rubin’s SUV-sized focal plane Digital camera, The Department of Energy (DOE) in California captured 3,200 megapixel images during recent tests at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. (“SLAC” is the original name of the feature “Stanford Liner Accelerator Center”.)