Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases ‘sneak peek’ of first images taken with world’s largest camera
THE VERA C. Rubin Observatory Unveiled a “overview” of the first images taken with its powerful astronomy camera – and the results are superb.
The exceptionally detailed images are dotted with multicolored stars and spiral galaxies. In a photo, the observatory captured two nebulae, filled with bright pink clouds of gas and dust.
The Rubin observatory is a new generation telescope equipped with the largest digital camera in the world. These first preview images are an important step for the observatory, which will become fully operational later this year.
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Representatives of the Rubin Observatory shared the superb clichés of night sky on social networks, before a official presentation at 11 a.m. on Monday (June 23) via the Rubin Observatory YouTube channel.
The staff of the observatory did not reveal which parts of the night sky were captured in preview images and rather asked the social media users to guess. Some users quickly pointed out that bright pink nebulae were the Trifid and lagoonsLocated in the Sagittarius constellation at around 9,000 light years from the earth.
BBC News reported that one of the other images is the Virgo cluster. This tall group of galaxies accounts more than 1,000 members. In the photo of the Virgo cluster, two of its spiral galaxies are clearly visible as bright blue whirlwind.
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The researchers plan to use the massive camera of the Rubin Observatory to observe the universe of the Earth in details never seen. Funded jointly by the US National Science Foundation and the American Department of Energy, the Rubin Observatory is located high in the Chilean Andes, on a mountain called Cerro Pachón.
Later this year, the Rubin observatory will begin to question the night sky as part of a 10 -year mission. By capturing images around every 40 secondsResearchers will create a period of time from the universe visible in space and over time. Once finished, the Rubin observatory will have collected the largest set of optical astronomy data in history, according to the Rubin Observatory.
“This huge set of versatile data will give life to the night sky, allowing scientists around the world to better understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy, to create an inventory of the solar system, to map the Milky Way, to explore the dynamic sky, and even more”, a representative of the observatory wrote on Youtube.
The new generation camera from the Rubin Observatory should help Asteroids of “planet killer” hiding in the glare of the sun and can also help to settle the debate If there is a ninth planet Hide in the outdoor solar system.
