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The LSST (Large Synoptic Telescope for Surveys) is planned as the largest and most powerful instrument for the study of “deep space” to be commissioned in 2020. It will image the whole observable sky in just three nights while reaching as of yet unprecedented depths. It will be highly sensitive to any variable sources and during its 10 years of operation, it will measure the positions of 3 billion galaxies, discover 250 thousand supernovae or study asteroids potentially hazardous to Earth. The work on its construction is currently underway with the Institute of Physics taking part in the characterization of the CCD chips for its mosaic camera, which should also be the topic of the thesis.