The Astrophysics Podcast Author: Paul Duffell Once a month, Purdue University's Professor Paul Duffell discusses astronomy and astrophysics with experts from around the world. Duffell and guests discuss supernovae, galaxies, planets, black holes, and the nature of space and time.Supported by the National Science Foundation under grant AAG-2206299.Music by Brittain Ashford.Produced in beautiful Lafayette, Indiana by Paul Duffell.Follow us on BlueSky! Be a guest on this podcast Language: en Genres: Astronomy, Physics, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Get all podcast data

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Dr. Daniel Polin -- The Biggest Digital Camera in the World
Episode 3
Saturday, 28 February, 2026

The Vera Rubin Observatory has just started taking its first data this month. We have a special guest (Dr. Daniel Polin) who helped in the construction of the camera for Rubin. This digital camera was a major feat due to the very large amount of data contained in each exposure, requiring clever techniques for reading and transmitting data quickly. Let's find out what it takes to build the biggest digital camera in the world.

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