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This colloquium talk by Tony Tyson from UC Davis explores the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), scheduled to begin in 2025. Learn about this revolutionary sky survey that will capture 1000 deep images nightly, covering the entire southern sky to 24th magnitude every three days for a decade across six wavelength bands. Discover how LSST will create a digital color motion picture of our Universe, opening new frontiers in detecting faint transients with alerts issued within 60 seconds of detection. The presentation details how LSST's deep imaging will chart billions of remote galaxies, providing multiple approaches to investigate Dark Matter and Dark Energy. Gain insights into the project's history, its impressive 3200 megapixel camera, CCD detector testing, and the growing challenge of interference from low Earth orbiting communications satellites. Tyson, a Distinguished Professor of Physics who previously spent 35 years at Bell Labs, shares his expertise as the Chief Scientist of this international effort that promises to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos.
