The world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is complete. Once in place on a telescope in Chile, the LSST Camera will gather an unprecedented amount of data about our Universe, yielding new insights into everything from dark energy to asteroids.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2407/
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NOIRLab Communications, Education & Engagement
3 April 2024
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22 March 2024
Come join us at the Kitt Peak Visitor Center on 8 April from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to view the partial solar eclipse! Located at Kitt Peak National Observatory, …
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20 March 2024
Project and Science News On March 7th, Rubin’s 8.4-meter Primary/Tertiary Mirror (M1M3) was moved from a storage building on the summit to the maintenance floor inside the observatory for the …
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14 March 2024
The IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (CPS), which is co-hosted by NSF’s NOIRLab and the SKAO, has released a paper …
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12 March 2024
Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 8.4-meter combined primary-tertiary mirror is officially home after being moved to the main observatory’s maintenance floor, where it will remain for the rest of the construction …
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