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Rubin Observatory secondary mirror installed

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 by Richard Harris

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror has been successfully installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile. This significant milestone marks the integration of the first permanent component of the telescope's cutting-edge, wide-field optical sy...

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LSST camera reaches Rubin Observatory in Chile

Monday, June 3, 2024 by Richard Harris

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has made its way from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachon in Chile. This camera, known as the 3200-megapixel LSST Camera, is at the heart of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and promises to unveil the Un...

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