The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built Has Released Its First Shots of the Universe

The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built Has Released Its First Shots of the Universe
This image provided by the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory shows 678 separate images taken by the observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory via AP
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NEW YORK—The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday—including colorful nebulas, stars, and galaxies.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky, covering hidden corners. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy, it will survey the southern sky for the next 10 years.