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  1. 📸 Rubin’s First Look: A Sagittarius Skyscape
    This wide-field view from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory spans over 4 degrees in Sagittarius. It captures the Lagoon Nebula (M8) and Trifid Nebula (M20), two iconic regions of star formation in the Milky Way.
    📅 June 25, 2025
    📷 NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory @VRubinObs
    🔗 stellarsnap.space
    #APOD #RubinObservatory #Sagittarius #Nebulae #LagoonNebula #TrifidNebula #MilkyWay #WideField #DeepSky #Astrophotography #StellarSnap #CosmicClouds

  2. #UniversityOfWashington 📆 July 31, 2023 “This is just a small taste of what to expect with the #RubinObservatory in less than two years, when #HelioLinc3D will be discovering an object ☄️ like this every night." Any survey 🔭 will have difficulty discovering these faint 🌑 objects near its #sensitivity limit. washington.edu/news/2023/07/31

    #2022SF289 #AsteroidThreat