<ul><li>The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with the largest digital camera in the world, is scanning the night sky for 10 years as part of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).</li><li>Around 500 petabytes of images will be collected by the Rubin Observatory telescope in Chile, requiring powerful software and skilled individuals like researcher Stephen Pietrowicz to manage the data.</li><li>Pietrowicz, a principal research software engineer, is responsible for developing software that moves, stores, and organizes the telescope's images for quick access and analysis by scientists globally.</li><li>The Rubin Observatory project aims to provide new opportunities for both scientists and the public, offering high-resolution images of the night sky for astronomical discoveries and a chance for the public to experience the universe in unprecedented ways.</li></ul>

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