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Credit: Rubinobs/NSF/Doe/Noirlab/Slac/Aura/W. O’Mullane
The night sky around Vera Rubin Observatory in brilliant colors on this time edge photo shine without slight pollution near the Vera Rubin.
What is that?
Vera Rubin Observatory was developed to investigate dark matter, which is 85% of our universe, but is still unknown to scientists. Thanks to its gravity, such as the lensing, dark matter can achieve various effects in space, the astronomers with the telescopes of the observatory can capture, hoping to find more about dark matter.
Astronomers also use these telescopes to examine dark energy as well as the Milky Way and other structures in our universe.
Where is it?
Vera Rubin Observatory is located in Cerro Pachón in Chile at a height of 1,600 meters above sea level.
In this picture, purple and orange lights are recorded behind Vera Rubin Observatory. | Credit: Rubinobs/NSF/Doe/Noirlab/Slac/Aura/W. O’Mullane
Why is it incredible?
In this picture, the opening of the observatory can be seen thanks to the lighting of its calibration LED. If the telescope scans the sky every three days with the world’s largest digital camera, the calibration process ensures that all devices work properly.
The observatory has just started its decades of legacy survey on spatial and time (LSST) mission (LSST), in which it repeatedly scans the southern sky. With the largest camera, the observatory records detailed images that are so large that you need “data butler” to manage it. Despite the size, the images could be the key to crack the case, which the dark matter really is.
Would you like to learn more?
You can read more about Vera Rubin Observatory, the heritage of Vera Rubin and the hunt for dark matter.
