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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory under construction in Chile. Its main task will be carrying out a synoptic astronomical survey , the Legacy Survey of Space and Time .
Housed inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — a new telescope nearing completion on Cerro Pachón, a 2,682-meter (8,800-feet) tall mountain about 300 miles (482 kilometers) north of the Chilean ...
In March of 2023, Erin Howard finally made an in-person visit to the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory at the summit of Chile's Cerro Pachón. "It was great," said Howard, a Bremerton ...
Clocking in at 49,511 x 39,136 pixels, you may have to wait a while for this newly released image of space to load.
In this image, shining brightly to the right of Comet Leonard is the planet Venus while down on Earth is Rubin Observatory, in its last stages of construction, perched on the Cerro Pachón ridge in north-central Chile. Rubin Observatory is a joint initiative of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy (DOE).
Vera C. Rubin Observatory to be located in Cerro Pachón Observatory (El Peñón). Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (planned but not yet initiated). Potential sites in Chile were located in the Antofagasta region. Further information on the Extremely large telescope.
Later this year the largest digital camera ever built will begin working at the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, able to capture the night sky in incredible detail.
Cerro Pachón is a mountain in central Chile, [2] located east of the city of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region. The mountain is seismically active. [3] It is the site of the 8.1 m Gemini South Telescope of the Gemini Observatory, [4] and the 4.1 m SOAR optical imager. [5] As of 2020, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is being constructed at this ...