National Science Foundation Will Advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope- All Images

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News Release 12-137

National Science Foundation Will Advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Illustration of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

An artist's rendering of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. The 8.4-meter LSST will use a special three-mirror design, creating an exceptionally wide field of view and will have the ability to survey the entire sky in only three nights.

Credit: LSST Corporation

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