Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Images and Data from Test Observations
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Images and Data from Test Observations The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, has released its first images and data from test observations. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, the observatory is equipped with a large telescope and the world’s largest digital camera, a car-sized device. The observatory’s primary mission is the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), a ten-year project to create a…