Public
- Public
- Network
- Groups
- Popular
- People

Rubin Observatory's telescope inside the observatory dome, with the night sky visible through the rectangular opening overhead. The short and squat telescope is viewed from a diagonal angle at ground level, pointed straight up and illuminated from the bottom.

Download link

Rubin Observatory's telescope inside the observatory dome, with the night sky visible through the rectangular opening overhead. The short and squat telescope is viewed from a diagonal angle at ground level, pointed straight up and illuminated from the bottom.
https://media.astrodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/516/787/493/807/777/original/ff2b99cfbb834e91.jpg

Notices where this attachment appears

Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 19:04:14 UTC Rubin Observatory

✍️ Rubin #CommissioningNotes, entry 2️⃣: when you turn it on and it works 🤌
Initial tests with Rubin's test camera, ComCam, showed the telescope was already nearly aligned before even looking at the sky — a testament to decades of work! With further testing, our team continued to improve data quality🥳

In conversation about 12 hours ago from astrodon.social permalink