Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an astronomical observatory in Coquimbo Region, Chile. Its main task is to conduct an astronomical survey of the souther
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Milky Way Galaxy
Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón mountain in Central Chile
First released image: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae
Flammarion engraving
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The Flammarion engraving is a wood engraving by an unknown artist. Its first documented appearance is in the book L'atmosphère: météorologie populaire, published in 1888 by the French astronomer and w
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…changes in brightness or position. Alert types shown include supernovae, variable stars, active galactic nuclei, and solar system objects. Scan of Flammarion engraving taken with the Rubin Observatory in September 2020 Allowing for maintenance, bad weather and other contingencies, the camera is expected to take more…
A traveller peers through an opening in the firmament in this illustration from Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère : météorologie populaire (Paris: Hachette, 1888), p. 163