[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Vera Rubin Observatory Update

[Ted Kochanski]

All,

For quite a time we have been sliding along the LCTG session devoted to the
Vera Rubin Ultra Camera and Telescope
The time is coming when soon we will see actual "first light" from the
telescope as revealed by the highest resolution astro camera -- ever

Perhaps at the upcoming GASP - we should pick a date for the Vera Rubin
telescope update

*This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three
Days*
June 12, 2025
The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical
data in its first year than all other telescopes combined
By Rebecca Boyle edited by Clara Moskowitz
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/

See the following [with my *highlight in Bold*]:
Blockbuster Eyes on the Sky
On June 23, the world will get a look at some of the first images taken by
the brand new Vera Rubin Observatory perched on a 8,799-foot peak in the
Chilean Andes. Its camera is the largest in the history of astronomy, with
a more-than-1.5-meter lens, making this observatory a game-changer. The
scope will canvas the entire sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere every
three days for 10 years. *In its first year, the Rubin Observatory will
collect more data than has been collected from all telescopes in the
combined history of humanity.*


Ted
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