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The Vera C. Rubin telescope has just released its first images, and they’re spectacular.

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On a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with its massive 3.2-billion-pixel camera, is capturing images that rival those from the James Webb Space Telescope. Get ready to see some of the most stunning astronomical images ever taken as we explore how this groundbreaking project will help us unlock the secrets of the universe. This is just the beginning.



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References:
“Waiting for first light”, via mos.org https://astrumspace.info/firstlight
“First imagery from Rubin”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/rubinimagery
“About Vera Rubin”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/verarubin
“How Rubin works”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/rubinworks
“Rubin Observatory optical design”, via lsst.org https://astrumspace.info/opticaldesign
“The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/lsst
“Groundbreaking Vera Rubin Observatory revealed”, via phys.org https://astrumspace.info/rubinobs
“The Cosmic Treasure Chest - 10 million galaxies ”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/gallery1
“Cosmic Abundance - Virgo Cluster”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/gallery2
“Cosmic Drama - Virgo Cluster”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/gallery3
“Rhythms in the Stars - RR Lyrae variables”, via rubinobservatory.org https://astrumspace.info/maingallery



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Writer: Michelle Babcock
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