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3,200-megapixel camera snaps record-breaking first photos

The camera core for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory has snapped its first test photos, setting a new world record for the largest single shot by a giant digital camera.

The imaging sensor array, which comprises the focal plane for Rubin’s SUV-sized digital camera, snapped the

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