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Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils 1st images of universe: Take a look
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils 1st images of universe: Take a look
Aerial view of Vera C. Rubin Observatory located in Chile, taken Jan. 24, 2024. Surrounded by desert-like mountains and under the blue skies of northern Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will revolutionize the study of the universe when it incorporates the largest digital camera ever built in the world. (Photo by) (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images) Javier Torres/AFP Via Getty Images
Rubin Observatory stands on Cerro Pachón in Chile against a sky full of star trails in this long exposure night sky image. Hernan Stockebrand, RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
Sunset at Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Petr Horalek, RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Cerro Pachón in Chile is outlined against the full Moon rising above the horizon. A trick of perspective has enlarged the Moon beyond the size we'd naturally see it on Earth. Rubin Observatory will begin science operations in late 2025. Hernan Stockebrand, RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
This image captures not only Vera C. Rubin Observatory, but one of the celestial specimens Rubin Observatory will observe when it comes online: the Milky Way. The bright halo of gas and stars on the left side of the image highlights the very center of the Milky Way galaxy. The dark path that cuts through this center is known as the Great Rift, because it gives the appearance that the Milky Way has been split in half, right through its center and along its radial arms. B. Quint, Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA
This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
This image captures a small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's view of the Virgo Cluster, offering a vivid glimpse of the variety in the cosmos. Visible are two prominent spiral galaxies, three merging galaxies, galaxy groups both near and distant, stars within our own Milky Way, and much more. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Made from over 1100 images captured by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, this image contains an immense variety of objects. This includes about 10 million galaxies, roughly .05% of the approximately 20 billion galaxies Rubin Observatory will capture in the next decade. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
This image captures a small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's view of the Virgo Cluster, revealing both the grand scale and the faint details of this dynamic region of the cosmos. Bright stars from our own Milky Way shine in the foreground, while a sea of distant reddish galaxies speckle the background. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
