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NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Milky Way Glows Over Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2616a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay #airglow

The powerful new Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already discovered 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, reshaping our understanding of the solar system and planetary defense science 🌌🪐 and this is just the beginning.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/the-powerful-new-rubin-observatory-just-found-11-000-new-asteroids-and-measured-tens-of-thousands-more

#Astronomy #Space #Science #SpaceExploration #Asteroids #RubinObservatory #Innovation

Gut 11.000 neue Asteroiden auf einen Streich. Rubin-Observatorium identifiziert Rekordmenge zuvor unerkannter Asteroiden. #Asteroiden #Sonnensystem #RubinObservatory
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/gut-11-000-neue-asteroiden-auf-einen-streich/

#mwgic #NASA #Space #RubinObservatory #Asteroids

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/the-powerful-new-rubin-observatory-just-found-11-000-new-asteroids-and-measured-tens-of-thousands-more

#RubinObservatory alert triggers first real-time follow-up observations: https://zorz.it/EiQCr

#SoumyadeepMukherjee #SpacePhotography #AlertStream #TelescopeObservations #NSFNOIRLab #LSSTCamera #SOARTelescope #SolarSystem

#RubinObservatory alert triggers first real-time follow-up observations: https://zorz.it/EiQCr

#SoumyadeepMukherjee #SpacePhotography #AlertStream #TelescopeObservations #NSFNOIRLab #LSSTCamera #SOARTelescope #SolarSystem

#RubinObservatory alert triggers first real-time follow-up observations: https://zorz.it/EiQCr

#SoumyadeepMukherjee #SpacePhotography #AlertStream #TelescopeObservations #NSFNOIRLab #LSSTCamera #SOARTelescope #SolarSystem

Rubin Observatory team discovers 11,000 new asteroids
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s science team has discovered more than 11,000 new asteroids — a feat made possible by the Simonyi Survey Telescope’s advanced capabilities and data-crunching software developed at the University of Washington.

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https://cosmiclog.com/2026/04/03/rubin-observatory-team-discovers-11000-new-asteroids/
#GeekWire #Asteroids #Astronomy #BigData #DIRACInstitute #RubinObservatory #Space #UniversityOfWashington

NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin’s Eyes Wide Open

Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2613a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay

Spot the Viscacha

Somewhere in this image of NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a viscacha - a rabbit-like rodent related to chinchillas. The furry creature is well-camouflaged for the foothills of the Chilean Andes surrounding Rubin.

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/I. Sullivan

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/XS205018-CC/

#Viscacha #RubinObservatory #Chile #Andes #ChileanAndes #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #Chinchilla #rabbit

Rubin Observatory’s LSST camera fired off 800,000 alerts on its first night, delivering fresh transient detections to astronomers in minutes. The rapid data pipeline turns raw telescope imaging into a live sky survey of celestial events. Dive into how this open‑source‑driven effort is reshaping astronomy! #RubinObservatory #LSSTcamera #AstronomicalAlerts #TransientDetection

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/rubin-observatory-sends-800000-alerts-first-night-reaching

Rubin Observatory’s LSST camera fired off 800,000 alerts on its first night, delivering fresh transient detections to astronomers in minutes. The rapid data pipeline turns raw telescope imaging into a live sky survey of celestial events. Dive into how this open‑source‑driven effort is reshaping astronomy! #RubinObservatory #LSSTcamera #AstronomicalAlerts #TransientDetection

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/rubin-observatory-sends-800000-alerts-first-night-reaching

Rubin Observatory’s LSST camera fired off 800,000 alerts on its first night, delivering fresh transient detections to astronomers in minutes. The rapid data pipeline turns raw telescope imaging into a live sky survey of celestial events. Dive into how this open‑source‑driven effort is reshaping astronomy! #RubinObservatory #LSSTcamera #AstronomicalAlerts #TransientDetection

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/rubin-observatory-sends-800000-alerts-first-night-reaching

Rubin Observatory spustil alertový systém
📡 Historický milník: Observatoř Vera C. Rubin v Chile spustila 24. 2. real-time alertový systém. První noc — 800 000 alertů: supernovy, proměnné hvězdy, aktivní jádra galaxií, asteroidy.
Cíl: až 7 milionů alertů/noc. Změny hlášeny do 2 minut od snímku. Největší digitální kamera (3 200 Mpx) začíná plnit účel. Letos startuje desetiletý průzkum LSST.
https://www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-doe-vera-c-rubin-observatory-launches-real-time
#RubinObservatory #LSST #Astronomy #Astronomie #Supernova #OpenScience #DataScience

#LSST performs very well for large impactors ☄️, discovering about 79.7% of objects larger than 140 m before impact. Only 50.3% of 50–140 m impactors, 26.8% of 20–50 m impactors, and 10.5% of 10–20 m impactors are discovered 🔭 at all. About 60% of large impactors fail to reach a one-year warning threshold. Upper mid-size objects are usually discovered only a few months before impact 💥 https://www.newplanetarium.com/journal/2026-01-29

#RubinObservatory #AsteroidThreat

"Rubin Observatory sends out thousands of data alerts" by GeekWire / @alanboyle - The first night of astronomical alerts from the high-resolution sky survey of #RubinObservatory #LSST was a batch of 800,000 possible new object detections. This is apparently the new normal. Astronomers have a flood of new data to process every day. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-observatory-data-alert/ #space #astronomy #tech

Rubin Observatory revs up its astronomical alert system
An astronomical alert system developed at the University of Washington started off with a bang this week, sending out 800,000 notifications about moving asteroids, exploding stars and other celestial changes detected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/25/rubin-observatory-revs-up-its-astronomical-alert-system/
#GeekWire #Astronomy #BigData #DIRACInstitute #RubinObservatory #UniversityOfWashington

This asteroid is spinning fast enough to set a record
Astronomers say they’ve found an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

The asteroid, known as 2025 MN45, is nearly half a mile (710 meters) in diameter and makes a full rotation every 1.88 minutes, based on an analysis of data from the Vera C. Rub
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/07/this-asteroid-is-spinning-fast-enough-to-set-a-record/
#GeekWire #AAS #Asteroids #RubinObservatory #Space #UniversityOfWashington

Researchers say the #RubinObservatory has detected an #asteroid that's nearly a half-mile wide and makes a full revolution in less than two minutes. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-observatory-asteroid-spins-fast-record/ #AAS #Space

Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies

Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.

Credit: @VRubinObs / P.J. Assuncao Lago

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/MWpanov3-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #LSST #galaxies #MilkyWay #Galaxy #LMC #SMC #NOIRLab #astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nighphotography

NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin’s Giant Eye on the Southern Sky

Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2542a/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #MilkyWay #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography #NOIRLab #IOTW #Photography #nightsky #nightskyphotography

NOIRLab image of the week

In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.

Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2540a/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Photography

NOIRLab image of the week

As the Sun sets, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory gears up for its First Look Observations in May 2025. Staff watch in awe from the Auxiliary Telescope platform as the dome opens.

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2538a/

#RubinObservatory #Rubin #sunset #photography #astronomy #astrodon #NOIRLab

Sunset on Cerro Pachón

Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon

Sunset on Cerro Pachón

Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon

Sunset on Cerro Pachón

Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon

Sunset on Cerro Pachón

Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon

Sunset on Cerro Pachón

Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon

Snow at Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno

@VRubinObs

#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography

Snow at Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno

@VRubinObs

#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography

Snow at Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno

@VRubinObs

#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography

Snow at Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno

@VRubinObs

#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography

Snow at Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno

@VRubinObs

#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

Dr. Becky - Initial Rubin Observatory results released.

So damn cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPVcG8TZ8Wg

#astronomy #DrBeckySmethurst #DrBecky #RubinObservatory #asteroids

Dossier der Woche: Teleskope: Das Universum im Fokus. Was macht die Stärke von Hubble, Webb, Euclid und Co aus? #Teleskope #Hubble #JWST #Euclid #RubinObservatory #Astronomie
https://www.scinexx.de/dossier/teleskope-das-universum-im-fokus/

Star Trails over Rubin

Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

@VRubinObs

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2521k

#RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #telescope #startrails #astrophotography

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
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2521ag

@VRubinObs

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

The University of Washington was one of the founding partners in the effort to build the #RubinObservatory - and now that Rubin's first pictures of the cosmos have been released, UW astronomers are taking a victory lap and looking forward to the discoveries to come. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/university-of-washington-rubin-observatory/ #Space #LSST

Rubin with M41 during First Look Observations

Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2521i/

@VRubinObs

#RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #telescope #Messier41 #opencluster #starcluster #beehivecluster #astrophotography #nightskyphotography

A story on how Australia is contributing to the Vera Rubin Observatory via the data wrangling experts in Data Central, part of the AAO, at Macquarie University. And also Swinburne.

https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/media-releases/australian-data-experts-to-support-worlds-largest-sky-survey

#VeraRubinObservatory #RubinObservatory #LSST #Astronomy #Astrodon