A Cosmic Show
The night sky dazzles over NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in this shot from October 2024. The Milky Way sprawls overhead in the waning light of sunset. Venus shines brightly on the left, while Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) appears just above the observatory at center.
Credit:RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/H. Stockebrand
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2521am |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | June 23, 2025, 8:20 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2521 |
| Size: | 7795 x 5199 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
| Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
