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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><div class="ydpc1cc3349pasted-link" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><h1 style="border: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 34px; font-family: Open Sans, Open Sans-fallback; font-size-adjust: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><div><font size="3" style="">Vera C. Rubin debut images: How to see the groundbreaking space photos from the world's largest camera</font></div><div><font size="3" style="font-weight: normal;">News</font></div><div><font size="3" style="font-weight: normal;">By Perri Thaler published yesterday</font></div><div><font size="3" style="font-weight: normal;">The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will share its first highly-detailed images of the sky on Monday. Find details about how to see them here.</font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/vera-c-rubin-debut-images-how-to-see-the-groundbreaking-space-photos-from-the-worlds-largest-camera" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="3">https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/vera-c-rubin-debut-images-how-to-see-the-groundbreaking-space-photos-from-the-worlds-largest-camera</font></a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font size="3" style="font-weight: normal;">(This article isn't behind a paywall.)</font></div></div></h1><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak</div></div><br></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br></div>
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On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:01:04 PM EDT, Larry Wittig via LCTG <lctg@lists.toku.us> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">NYT article on Rubin Obsevtory<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/19/science/rubin-observatory-camera.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/19/science/rubin-observatory-camera.html</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM Steve Isenberg via LCTG<br clear="none"><<a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> 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.<br clear="none">> -steve<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM Ted Kochanski via LCTG <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> All,<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> For quite a time we have been sliding along the LCTG session devoted to the Vera Rubin Ultra Camera and Telescope<br clear="none">>> The time is coming when soon we will see actual "first light" from the telescope as revealed by the highest resolution astro camera -- ever<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Perhaps at the upcoming GASP - we should pick a date for the Vera Rubin telescope update<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three Days<br clear="none">>> June 12, 2025<br clear="none">>> The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined<br clear="none">>> By Rebecca Boyle edited by Clara Moskowitz<br clear="none">>> <a shape="rect" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/</a><br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> See the following [with my highlight in Bold]:<br clear="none">>> Blockbuster Eyes on the Sky<br clear="none">>> 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.<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Ted<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> ===============================================<br clear="none">>> ::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br clear="none">>> Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br clear="none">>> Send to the list: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br clear="none">>> To subscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br clear="none">>> Future and Past meeting information: <a shape="rect" href="http://LCTG.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br clear="none">>> List information: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br clear="none">>> This message was sent to s+lctglist@smistuff.com.<br clear="none">>> Set your list options: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> ===============================================<br clear="none">> ::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br clear="none">> Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br clear="none">> Send to the list: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br clear="none">> To subscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br clear="none">> Future and Past meeting information: <a shape="rect" href="http://LCTG.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br clear="none">> List information: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br clear="none">> This message was sent to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:9423lew@gmail.com." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">9423lew@gmail.com.</a><br clear="none">> Set your list options: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/9423lew@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/9423lew@gmail.com</a><div class="ydp7337cfe5yqt6749299334" id="ydp7337cfe5yqtfd50751"><br clear="none">===============================================<br clear="none">::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br clear="none">Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br clear="none">Send to the list: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br clear="none">To subscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br clear="none">Future and Past meeting information: <a shape="rect" href="http://LCTG.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br clear="none">List information: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br clear="none">This message was sent to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bobprimak@yahoo.com.</a><br clear="none">Set your list options: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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