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SUMMARY:LSST\, the most complete survey of the sky: How tools of parti
 cle physics can serve in astronomy\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosm
 o) Forum\, Michael Prouza\, FZU Prague\, Czech Republic
DESCRIPTION:For a few decades it is clear that astronomy and particle 
 physics share a number of interesting topics. The Large Synoptic Surve
 y Telescope (LSST) is one of the newest proofs that these two signific
 antly different communities can also effectively cooperate within one 
 project.  Construction of the unique 8.4-meter LSST telescope started 
 earlier this year.  The telescope will be equipped with a huge 3.2 Gig
 apixel camera and will have a field of view of 10 square degrees. Duri
 ng single 15-second exposures it will capture stars up to 25th magnitu
 de\, and the whole accessible sky will be covered every three nights. 
  During 10 years of operation\, the LSST will create a  "movie of the 
 deep space" - each spot on the sky will be imaged at least 300 times. 
  After its completion in 2014\, the LSST will be the most advanced sur
 face tool for the mapping of dark energy and dark matter\, and the mos
 t sensitive instrument for detection and identification of any transie
 nt sources. Thus\, the LSST will e.g. collect an unprecedented number 
 of supernovae and will identify the trajectories of most of the so-cal
 led Earth Threatening Asteroids. In my talk I will discuss the current
  status\, the technical challenges\, and the potential scientific impa
 cts of the LSST project.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1225
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