{"id":51897,"date":"2025-06-23T18:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=51897"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:38:37","slug":"vera-c-rubin-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=51897","title":{"rendered":"Vera C. Rubin Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It is an exciting day!<\/em> The <strong>Vera\u202fC.\u202fRubin Observatory<\/strong> has just released its <strong>first images<\/strong> captured by the LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever built at <strong>3,200 megapixels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1330\" height=\"1100\" data-id=\"51898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stunning-first-images-1200x992.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/stunning-first-images-released-by-vera-rubin-observatory\/a-73002309?utm_source=wlbott.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DW Science<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights of the release:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A breathtaking composite image featuring the <strong>Trifid Nebula<\/strong> and <strong>Lagoon Nebula<\/strong>, created from <strong>678 monochromatic exposures<\/strong> combined into a vibrant, detailed view over just seven hours .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stunning clarity on other sections of the Milky Way and distant galaxies, including a slice of the <strong>Virgo Cluster<\/strong> rich with spiral and merging galaxies, countless Milky Way stars, and even faint background galaxies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this matters:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The LSST Camera is mounted on an <strong>8.4\u2011meter Simonyi Survey Telescope<\/strong> at the summit of <strong>Cerro Pach\u00f3n<\/strong>, Chile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The observatory aims to survey the entire southern sky <strong>every 3\u20134 nights<\/strong> for 10 years, generating a giant time-lapse record of the universe\u2014tracking asteroids, supernovae, and transient events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">These initial images are meant to <strong>showcase<\/strong> the camera\u2019s unprecedented field of view and sensitivity, rather than serve as finalized scientific data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s next:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The official \u201cfirst look\u201d event happened <strong>today, June 23<\/strong>, with live-streamed additional images being unveiled\u2014watch parties were held globally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Soon, the Rubin Observatory will begin <strong>science operations<\/strong>, providing astronomers worldwide access to its public data after a planned two-year proprietary period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this is revolutionary:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>3,200 MP camera<\/strong><\/td><td>Captures ultra-wide swaths of sky in remarkable detail<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Full-sky revisit cadence<\/strong><\/td><td>Enables real-time tracking of changing sky events\u2014comets, supernovae, asteroids<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2 PB\/year<\/strong> of data<\/td><td>Demands powerful automated processing to sift through alerts and discoveries<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/strong>, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory in Chile. Its main task will be an astronomical survey of the entire sky every day, creating a kind of time-lapse movie of the universe, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. The observatory is located on the El Pe\u00f1\u00f3n peak of Cerro Pach\u00f3n, a <strong>2,682-meter-high<\/strong> (<strong>8,799 ft<\/strong>) mountain in Coquimbo Region, in northern Chile, alongside the existing Gemini South and Southern Astrophysical Research Telescopes. The LSST Base Facility is located about 100 kilometres (62 miles) away from the observatory by road, in the city of La Serena. The observatory is named for Vera Rubin, an American astronomer who pioneered discoveries about galactic rotation rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"693\" data-id=\"51903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rubin_Observatory_and_Its_Target-1200x650.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><strong>Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Milky Way<\/strong><br>By Rubin Observatory\/NSF\/AURA\/B. Quint &#8211; https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/images\/iotw2207a\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/M1M3_mirror_group_photo_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"51905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/M1M3_mirror_group_photo_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/M1M3_mirror_group_photo_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/M1M3_mirror_group_photo_mr-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/M1M3_mirror_group_photo_mr-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The LSST primary\/tertiary mirror successfully cast, August 2008<br>By Howard Lester \/ LSST &#8211; https:\/\/www.lsst.org\/sites\/default\/files\/photogallery\/Group_photo-full.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Design_of_the_LSST_camera.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" data-id=\"51908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Design_of_the_LSST_camera.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Design_of_the_LSST_camera.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Design_of_the_LSST_camera-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Design_of_the_LSST_camera-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Color-coded cutaway drawing of the LSST camera<br>By Todd Mason, Mason Productions Inc. \/ LSST Corporation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_sensor.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"51907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_sensor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_sensor.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_sensor-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The LSST camera sensor<br>By Cmglee &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/strong> is a joint initiative of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s Office of Science and is operated jointly by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_Focal_Plane.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"973\" data-id=\"51910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_Focal_Plane.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_Focal_Plane.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_Focal_Plane-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LSST_Focal_Plane-768x730.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Life-size model of the LSST focal plane array. The array&#8217;s diameter is 64 cm, and will provide 3.2 gigapixels per image. The image of the Moon (30 arcminutes) is present to show the scale of the field of view. The model is held by Suzanne Jacoby, the Rubin Observatory communications director.<br>By LSST Project\/NSF\/AURA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Vera Rubin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vera Florence Cooper Rubin<\/strong><br>Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (July 23, 1928 \u2013 December 25, 2016) was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studying galactic rotation curves. Her work on the galaxy rotation problem was cited by others as evidence for the existence of dark matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vera_Rubin_using_Kitt_Peak_National_Observatorys_36-inch_telescope.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" data-id=\"51912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vera_Rubin_using_Kitt_Peak_National_Observatorys_36-inch_telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vera_Rubin_using_Kitt_Peak_National_Observatorys_36-inch_telescope.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vera_Rubin_using_Kitt_Peak_National_Observatorys_36-inch_telescope-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vera_Rubin_using_Kitt_Peak_National_Observatorys_36-inch_telescope-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><br>Rubin in 1963 using Kitt Peak National Observatory&#8217;s 36-inch telescope with Kent Ford&#8217;s image tube spectrograph attached<br>By KPNO\/NOIRLab\/NSF\/AURA &#8211; Vera Rubin at Work, NOIRLab, CC BY 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>Vassar College<\/strong>, Rubin was a member of the honors society Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her bachelor&#8217;s degree in astronomy in 1948. Despite Vassar&#8217;s historic reputation for groundbreaking science in the field, <em>Rubin was the only graduate in astronomy that year<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Graduate studies<\/strong><br>Rubin attempted to enroll in the astronomy program at Princeton, but was barred due to her gender (Princeton would retain the policy of gender discrimination against women in its astronomy department until 1975). She was accepted to Harvard&#8217;s program, but declined the offer on the basis that she was getting married, and her future husband, a graduate student in physics, was based at Cornell University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cornell was not known during this period for the excellence of its astronomy department, composed as it was of only four members. It did, however, boast an excellent physics faculty, and much of the coursework for Rubin&#8217;s degree was taught within this department. Noted physicist Philip Morrison and future Nobelists Hans Bethe and Richard Feynman worked with Rubin during this period.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vera_Rubin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1433\" data-id=\"51914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vera1_mr-768x1075.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term &#8220;golf ball&#8221; is used in relation to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory&#8217;s incredibly powerful camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, it highlights the camera&#8217;s resolution:<br>The camera&#8217;s <strong>3,200-megapixel resolution<\/strong> is so high that <em>it could spot a golf ball from 15 miles (24 km) away<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This demonstrates the camera&#8217;s remarkable capability to capture extremely detailed images of the universe.<\/p>\n<cite>Gemini<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That \u201cgolf ball at 15 miles\u201d analogy is already mighty impressive, but let\u2019s crank the WLBOTT dial and offer a few more vivid (and a few ridiculous) comparisons to illustrate the absurd sharpness of the LSST Camera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real-World-ish Analogies:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">You could read the date on a penny from 7 miles away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It\u2019s like spotting a single candle flame from over 1,000 miles away in perfect darkness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">If mounted on the Moon, it could take a sharp photo of a bicycle parked in Central Park.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">You could count the <strong>freckles <\/strong>on someone\u2019s face standing atop Mount Everest\u2014from a base camp<sup>[1]<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WLBOTT-Themed Analogies:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">It could spot a single chicken feather drifting across the plains of La Mesa, Texas\u2014from a bar stool in Amarillo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It could read the fine print on a <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>insurance waiver tucked under a gnome\u2019s hat at a Renaissance festival two towns over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-23-2025-11_29_48-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51919 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-23-2025-11_29_48-AM.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-23-2025-11_29_48-AM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-23-2025-11_29_48-AM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-23-2025-11_29_48-AM-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">It could distinguish a mime from a confused raccoon at a distance of 12 parsecs (assuming no atmospheric interference and both subjects are unusually still).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>[1]<\/sup> To date, we have sent 13 teams to the Mt. Everest summit, to check the freckles \/ base camp connection. Still waiting for them to report back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1325\" data-id=\"51922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai6_mr-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific American is Following the Announcements in Real-time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 23, 2025<br>Majestic First Images from Rubin Observatory Show Universe in More Detail Than Ever Before<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1524176301028.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51925 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1524176301028.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1524176301028-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Meghan Bartels<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The observatory also captured an initial view of the Virgo Cluster, a massive clump of galaxies located in the constellation of the same name. Individual detail images (at top and below) show a mix of bright Milky Way stars against a backdrop of myriad more distant galaxies.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51928 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the team has released a teaser video of a stunning zoomable view of some 10 million galaxies that was created by combining some 1,100 images taken by the new observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"51929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsf_doe_rubin_virgo_cluster_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/rubin-observatorys-first-images-just-unveiled-the-universe-as-weve-never\/?utm_source=wlbott.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scientific American<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Must Talk About the Patriarchy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1966\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubin-observatory_tall.jpg?fit=320%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51932 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubin-observatory_tall.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubin-observatory_tall-94x300.jpg 94w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubin-observatory_tall-320x1024.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubin-observatory_tall-480x1536.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The insidious Patriarch seems to seep into every crook and cranny of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, I&#8217;m pretty sure that this is NOT the silhouette of Vera C. Rubin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This silhouette was used for scale in an image from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/space-science\/biggest-camera-in-world-rubin-observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sky At Night<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ruben_0009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" data-id=\"51939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ruben_0009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ruben_0009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ruben_0009-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ruben_0009-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We did a Google image search of the silhouette, and Google seems complicit in this overreach of the patriarchy. (Remember, Google caved in about 5 minutes over the whole &#8220;Gulf of America&#8221; fiasco.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>WLBOTT Ministry of Virtue and Vice<\/strong> had to get involved.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clipboard_05_mr.jpg?fit=328%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51934 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clipboard_05_mr.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clipboard_05_mr-96x300.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clipboard_05_mr-328x1024.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clipboard_05_mr-492x1536.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If we may suggest a more <strong>WLBOTT-friendly<\/strong> set of references?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scaled_07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"890\" data-id=\"51959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scaled_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scaled_07.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scaled_07-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"899\" data-id=\"51947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031.jpg 1718w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0031-1536x804.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0034-1200x425.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1712px) 100vw, 1712px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La Serena<\/strong> is a city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region. Founded in 1544, it is the country&#8217;s second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago. As of 2012, it had a communal population of roughly 200,000, and was one of the fastest-growing areas of Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ed-note\">[ed. note: note to be confused with <em>La Sirena<\/em>, the mermaid]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Astronomical Research<\/strong><br>La Serena holds offices for the European Southern Observatory organisation (operator of La Silla Observatory), AURA, Inc. (operator of Cerro Tololo, located in the Valle de Elqui, about 85 km east of La Serena, and Gemini observatories), and for the Carnegie Institution for Science (operator of Las Campanas Observatory). It will also be the home of the base facility of the <strong>Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Serena,_Chile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"792\" data-id=\"51943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0040.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0040-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0040-768x784.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"495\" data-id=\"51942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0038.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0038.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0038-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"871\" data-id=\"51944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/irl_250623_0037-1200x698.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-Sequitur: Another Reason to Not Invite Elon Musk to your Birthday Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polluted_sky.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"724\" data-id=\"51901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polluted_sky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polluted_sky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polluted_sky-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polluted_sky-768x695.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">His StarLink satellites are gunking up the night sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is an exciting day! 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