# 3.2-Gigapixel LSST Camera Captures Over Half a Million Galaxies

> A new image from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 3200-megapixel LSST camera features hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies across its many pixels, delivering a spectacular view of one of the most observed…

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/08/02/3-2-gigapixel-lsst-camera-captures-over-half-a-million-galaxies/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6f5fcea229a6dea7999f24)
- **Published:** 2026-08-02
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #cameras #galaxies #lsst #captures #gigapixel #half #image #million
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