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The First Pictures from Vera Rubin are Here!


I can recall the excitement of waiting for the first CCD Image I had taken to download, THAT was exciting. I was using a Starlight Express MX716 for those who can remember. This however is far more exciting. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially come online and now we're looking at its first pictures. The telescope has completed ten hours of test observations, viewing millions of galaxies and Milky Way stars. It found thousands of new asteroids in just a few hours of observations, and took incredible pictures of the Triffid and Lagoon Nebulae. Over the course of its 10-year primary mission, it'll capture 800 images of every spot in the southern sky.

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The Rubin Observatory is throwing a big party to reveal its first pictures — and you’re invited | The first images and videos are due to be unveiled on Monday, during a “First Look” webcast that will be shared online and at more than 300 in-person watch parties across the globe