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

[Steve Isenberg]

Good idea, Ted. Let's consider at the GASP planning meeting this coming
Wednesday.  (I've put this on the Future Topics list as T17.
-steve

On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM Ted Kochanski via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> 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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