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The first test images of a groundbreaking observatory, which was named for the groundbreaking astronomer Vera Rubin, have recorded the light of millions of distant stars and galaxies in an unprecedented level – and it is expected that thousands previously invisible asteroids.
While the National Science Foundation has only published only a few pictures and a short video clip of the first pictures of Vera C. Rubin Observatory, more pictures and videos that have ever been taken with the largest camera are shared on Monday on Monday on the agency’s YouTube channel. The facility is jointly financed by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science of the Department of Energy.
The new pictures represent a little more than 10 hours of test observations and offer a brief preview of the decades of mission of the observatory to research the secrets of the universe like never before.
“NSF-Doe Rubin Observatory will record more information about our universe than all optical telescopes in the course of history,” said Brian Stone, chief of staff of the National Science Foundation, which is currently fulfilling the tasks of the NSF director (since the position is currently free).
A breathtaking first look
One of the initial achievements of the observatory was the discovery of 2,104 asteroids, including seven near-earth seeds that have never been seen in our solar system before. According to scientists from the observatory, none of the newly found anteroids are a risk for our planet. The images of the asteroids are expected to be shared later on Monday.
While the basic and space telescopes discover around 20,000 asteroids every year, Rubin Observatory will probably uncover millions of space rocks within the first two years, according to the National Science Foundation. The telescope is also the most effective way to recognize interstellar comets or asteroids that can travel through our solar system.
The mirror design of the observatory, the sensitive camera and the telescopic speed are the first of its kind and enable ruby to recognize tiny, weak objects such as asteroids. The observatory will also take on thousands of images every night, so that changes in brightness catalog to uncover otherwise hidden space rocks such as almost earth asteroids, which, according to the foundation, could be on a collision course with our planet.
A small Peek, which was shared on Monday, contains a video of over 1,100 images that were recorded by the observatory and begins with a detailed view of two galaxies. The video then increases to present around 10 million galaxies that have been discovered by the wide view of the camera – about 0.05% of the 20 billion galaxies that Rubin will observe over 10 years.
The observatory team also published a mosaic of the Trifid and Lagoon fog, which are constellating regions, resemble the clouds that are in the Schütze constellation. The mosaic, which consists of 678 separate pictures that were only taken seven hours, record weak and previously invisible details such as gas and dust clouds in the fog, which are several thousand light years away from the earth.
This composite image combines 678 separate images to display weak details such as gas and dust clouds in the Trifid fog (top right) and in the lagoon lever. – NSF-Doe Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The initial images were selected to present the enormous field of vision of the telescope, which enables detailed insights into interacting galaxies and broad views of millions of galaxies, said Dr. Yusra Alsayyad, Deputy Associate Director of Data Management Subsystem for Rubin observation.
“It has such a wide field of vision and such a quick cadence that you have this Mo Vielike aspect in the night sky,” said Dr. Sandrine Thomas, telescopic projector for Rubin Observatory.
The observatory, which is located in the Andes on the top of Cerro Pachón in Chile, has almost been completed after about two decades. The facility will achieve a “first light” or the first scientific observations of the sky of the southern hemisphere with its 27.5-foot survey telescope on July 4 with its 27.5 foot) stelescope from the telescope in the southern Make hemisphere observation observation observation observation observation observation observation observation observation observation observation of the telescope.
In the region in the center of Chile there were also other floor -based observatories and are preferred for astronomical observations because it offers dry air and dark sky.
The main goal of the observatory is the legacy overview of space and time, an ultra-wire and ultra-hole definition film of the universe, which was shot every few nights over 10 years by scanning the entire sky in order to capture a time-lapse composition of whizzing-seasons and mode, exploding stars and distant galaxies. The survey is expected to start between four and seven months after the first light.
“(Rubin) will enable us to explore galaxies, stars on milky ways, objects in the solar system and all in a really new way. Since we take pictures of the night sky so quickly and so often, they will literally change millions every night,” said Dr.
Roodman was responsible for the assembly and examination of Rubin Observatory’s camera.
The NSF-Doe Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is located on a mountain summit in Chile, will revolutionize the way astronomers explore the cosmos. – Aliro Pizarro Díaz/NSF-Doe Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Solve cosmic secrets
Rubin’s skills to recognize interesting phenomena will also enable a “discovery machine” that can identify interesting focus areas for other telescopes, said Roodman. The observatory could also enable proof of previously unknown types of heavenly objects.
The namesake of the telescope, which was considered one of the most influential astronomers in women, provided some of the first evidence that dark matter existed. The telescope is expected to continue their pioneering work for Rubin’s honor.
“With this remarkable scientific institution, we will examine many cosmic secrets, including dark matter and dark energy that penetrate the universe,” said Stone.
Dark matter is an enigmatic substance that forms the cosmos, while dark energy is a force that, according to NASA, accelerates the expansion rate of the universe. Although it is assumed that most of the cosmos, both are impossible to observe, but can be recognized due to their gravitational effects.
“Rubin has enormous potential to learn what dark energy really is and how the universe’s expansion accelerates here,” said Roodman. “Rubin’s unique ability to see billions of galaxies and repeatedly present them over 10 years will literally enable us to see the universe in a new way.”
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