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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
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Smile, universe! It is time for your close-up with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
by By Kenneth Chang and Katrina Miller for The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/science/vera-rubin-telescopes-first-images.html#RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #galaxies #VirgoCluster #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #news #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #telescope
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Cosmic Drama
A small section of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s view of the Virgo Cluster, revealing both the grand scale and the faint details of this dynamic region of the Cosmos.
https://rubinobservatory.org/gallery/collections/first-look-gallery/urcqf35h9h28ha8huluk8jb02j
#RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos #galaxies #VirgoCluster #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #news #Rubin #observatory #RubinObservatory #science #telescope