UW News
Zeljko Ivezic
August 5, 2014
Funding approval a big step forward for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
![A photograph and a rendering mix of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/08/04181455/Dome_at_Night-half-150x150.jpg)
With a key funding approval, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, an international astronomy project of which the University of Washington is a founding member, is taking a major step toward becoming a reality.