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  1. The open star cluster Messier 21 as imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

    Located near the Trifid Nebula, Messier 21 is relatively young and tightly packed with small, dim stars.

    Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
    noirlab.edu/public/images/noir

    @VRubinObs

    #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #telescope #Messier21 #opencluster #starcluster #astrophotography

  2. Want to explore the Virgo Cluster at full resolution? Head to the Skyviewer App and enjoy some cosmic joyscrolling! There's so much to explore and discover ✨ #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos

    ➡️ skyviewer.app

  3. Rubin observatory unveils first images taken with its giant mirror and camera

    Pictures are a prelude to a transformative, all-sky survey set to begin in months. More images and videos will be revealed in a livestreamed event today.

    science.org/content/article/ru

    #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #news #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #cosmology #telescope

  4. The 4 biggest mysteries the new Vera Rubin Observatory could solve

    No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like this before. Here's what it could reveal about the universe.

    Just two days to go before the public reveal of the first images!
    nationalgeographic.com/science

    #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #news #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #cosmology #telescope

  5. We'll even have answers to questions we didn't think to ask! 🧐

    Get ready to join us virtually for #RubinFirstLook — the grand reveal of images from Rubin, and the first preview of what's to come over the next ten years as Rubin begins to #CaptureTheCosmos

    🗓️: June 23, 2025
    🕚: 11am US EDT
    🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestr

  6. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to transform astronomy. Its wide and fast survey will discover billions of dynamic objects while building up a deep map of the universe. #CaptureTheCosmos

    First images will be revealed to the public on June 23 #RubinFirstLook

    @VRubinObs

    science.org/content/article/gi

    #Astronomy #Astophysics #Astrodon #science #news

  7. 🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨We are 6 days away from the world's First Look at images from Rubin!

    NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will take a new 3200-megapixel image every ~40s, yielding ~20 terabytes of data every night! The deluge of data is about to begin 🌊

    Get ready to join us virtually for #RubinFirstLook — the reveal of images from Rubin, and the first preview of what's to come as Rubin begins to #CaptureTheCosmos

    🗓️: June 23, 2025
    🕚: 11am US EDT
    🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestr

  8. T-7 days! We're getting so close to the reveal of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's first images 🤩#RubinFirstLook

    Get ready for your first preview of how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos in its decade-long survey 🎬

    🗓️: June 23, 2025
    ⌚️: 11am US EDT
    🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestr

  9. We're only TWO WEEKS out from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's first images!

    Get ready for the first preview of how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos in its decade-long survey in a live streamed #RubinFirstLook event on June 23, 2025 at 11am EDT!

    Stay up to date at rubinobservatory.org/news/rubi