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Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos in exquisite detail starting in 2025 🌌 Funded by @NSF and @DOEScience Para español: https://t.co/JXSHsXeBwQ
Cerro Pachon, Chile
Joined August 2008
Photons, meet the Commissioning Camera 🤝 On October 24, Rubin staff successfully completed the first end-to-end on-sky test of the full telescope system using the testing camera — from capturing the night sky to transferring data to @SLAClab! 🧵 🔗:
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95% of the Universe is a mystery...but millions of exploding stars might hold some clues💥 Rubin's 10-year survey will reveal millions of supernovae that scientists can use to study how dark energy has influenced the Universe's evolution and history. 🔗:
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RT @VRubinObs: When you turn it on and it works spectacularly! The Rubin team has successfully completed the first on-sky engineering test…
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RT @NOIRLabAstro: 🚨Exciting update from @VRubinObs! 🚨 The engineering Camera (ComCam) has successfully completed full-system tests, paving…
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RT @AURADC: After 10 years of construction, the Rubin team has successfully completed the first full-system, on-sky engineering tests using…
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RT @SLAClab: Full 3,200 megapixels coming soon 📷 The engineering test camera for the NSF-DOE @VRubinObs shows us 144 megapixels - just a…
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With 189 CCD sensors, LSST Camera has a field of view *21 times* the size of ComCam’s. It will be installed in just a couple months—we’re less than a year from beginning our quest to #CaptureTheCosmos and generate the greatest cosmic movie ever made! 🔗:
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RT @NOIRLabScience: #AAS245: Join us for a Splinter session about New Data-Driven Classroom Investigations from @VRubinObs at 12:30 pm on C…
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Check out this recent article from @sciam!👇 Is there a Planet Nine? Rubin may soon provide the answer!
While Pluto is no longer a planet, is there a Planet Nine that could replace it? Along with its potential contributions to dark energy and dark matter research, the upcoming @VRubinObs may be able to answer if a Planet Nine exists, as covered in @sciam:
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@NASARoman @NOIRLabAstro @NOIRLabScience Happening Thursday, January 16: ✨ The Power of Collaborative Networks in the Era of Big Data ✨ The Rubin Observatory and Supermassive Black Holes: A New Era of Discovery - Day 2 #AAS245
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We can't wait to see everyone at #AAS245! Next week is the 245th meeting of @AAS_office — the largest gathering of astronomers in the US. We're gearing up for some exciting talks and sessions that'll preview the incredible science coming later this year once Rubin comes online!
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