Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 02:37:42 JST Rubin Observatory

   What a year! 🥳

   We had some big moves and even bigger accomplishments this year at Rubin Observatory as we get ever closer to the end of construction!

   Check out our incredible year in review 👇 🧵

   • Stephen Sekula repeated this.
   • Embed this notice
     Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 02:37:49 JST Rubin Observatory

     in reply to

     We're grateful for the many people working to make this amazing observatory a reality ✨

     2025 is the final year of construction for Rubin — by this time next year, we'll be in the midst of our quest to #CaptureTheCosmos 🤩

     @noirlabastro @slaclab @auradc @nsfgov @doescience

   • Embed this notice
     Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 02:37:50 JST Rubin Observatory

     in reply to

     🤳 The team took a group selfie using the engineering camera — the first time light went through the complete telescope and hit a camera detector!

     🔭 The team did important testing and troubleshooting with the engineering camera

     Stephen Sekula repeated this.
   • Embed this notice
     Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 02:37:51 JST Rubin Observatory

     in reply to

     🏗️ The 3.5-meter secondary mirror was installed

     📷 The engineering test camera was installed

     ✅ The 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror was installed—and we officially had a complete telescope!

     🏅 The Simonyi Survey Telescope was formally dedicated in honor of the Simonyi family

   • Embed this notice
     Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 02:37:52 JST Rubin Observatory

     in reply to

     🛻 Our 8.4-meter mirror moved in

     📷 LSST Camera was completed @SLACLab

     🪞 Our 8.4-meter mirror finally became a mirror

     📷 LSST Camera arrived!