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    First test images have been released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show unprecedented views of the universe.
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    First test images have been released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show unprecedented views of the universe.


    First test images have been released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show unprecedented views of the universe.

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/first-images-vera-rubin-observatory-astronomy-space?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=reddit::cmp=editorial::add=rt20250623science-verarubinobservatoryspacefreemiumhedcard

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    1. No-Mushroom5934 on

      it is world’s largest digital camera and it spotted 2,100+ new asteroids, including 7 near-Earth ones,

      it has 3.2-gigapixel camera – it would take 400 4K TVs to display a single image

      Uk chile and 28 other countries are contributing to data storage, processing, and analysis

    2. Flonkadonk on

      I’ve been waiting for this for years and the images absolutely live up. An amazing instrument! We should build one for the northern hemisphere as well.