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News Release 12-137
National Science Foundation Will Advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
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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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