                    | WIDE A large aperture, wide field survey telescope and 3200 Megapixel camera to image faint astronomical objects across the sky. FAST LSST will rapidly scan the sky, charting objects that change or move: from exploding supernovae to potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids. DEEP LSST’s images will trace billions of remote galaxies, providing multiple probes of the mysterious dark matter and dark energy. Google+
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CONTACT / DIRECTIONS / EMPLOYMENT / DOING BUSINESS WITH LSST
The effort to build the LSST is a partnership between public and private organizations. Financial support for LSST Design and Development comes from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation, a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation formed in 2003, with headquarters in Tucson, AZ. Contributions from private foundation gifts, grants to universities, and in-kind support from laboratories and other LSST Member Institutions were key to early construction and critical developments. The LSST Project Office for central management was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The Department of Energy funded effort is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
