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: | rubin-DSC00761 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | May 14, 2025, 10:05 a.m. |
Size: | 7795 x 5199 px |
About the Object
Name: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |