Vera C Rubin observatory

[Tank]

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

"A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of the universe.

In one picture, vast colourful gas and dust clouds swirl in a star-forming region 9,000 light years from Earth.

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of the universe.

If a ninth planet exists in our solar system, scientists say this telescope would find it in its first year."







Vera C Ruben Observatory home site.

Wiki page.

[Recusant]

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope . . .

Truly wonderful images. I'm looking forward to new stuff they're going to find with that powerful instrument, and hope this thread thrives with more amazing material. We've both said it before (not only you and I) but all other less thrilling things in this world aside it's great to be here to see so much more of the Universe, in such clarity and detail. Thank you for posting it Tank!

[hermes2015]

These videos show the huge digital camera that is installed in the Vera C Rubin observatory.

EDIT: Added Youtube tags. Tank.

[Tank]

Two very interesting videos well worth watching.

[Icarus]

Mind boggling stuff. How, or by whom, was this project funded? 

[Tank]

Funding history shown here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory#History

[hermes2015]

Good thing it got through before the Trump anti science era

[Tank]

Good thing it got through before the Trump anti science era

Damn right!

Mind you I can see ESA picking up some slack as most of the current projects are joint funded. I hope nothing will be lost.