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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science will support Rubin Observatory in its operations phase to carry out the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. They will also provide support for scientific research with the data. During operations, NSF funding is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with NSF, and DOE funding is managed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), under contract by DOE. Rubin Observatory is operated by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC.

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    • LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory
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    • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón at sunset. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the right. The observatory sits against purple blue mountains, and the dome glints pink in the setting sunlight
      Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
    • The car-sized LSST Camera is lifted above the floor inside Rubin Observatory, surrounded by a few people in construction protective clothing. The camera looks like a super-sized version of the lens portion of a handheld DSLR or similar.
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    • The car-sized LSST Camera is lifted above the floor inside Rubin Observatory, surrounded by a few people in construction protective clothing. The camera looks like a super-sized version of the lens portion of a handheld DSLR or similar.
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    • The car-sized LSST Camera is lifted above the floor inside Rubin Observatory, surrounded by about 8 people in construction protective clothing. The camera looks like a super-sized version of the lens portion of a handheld DSLR or similar, with a 5.5-foot diameter lens caps displaying the Rubin and SLAC National Lab logos.
      LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory
    • LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory
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    • LSST Camera Arrival
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    • Rubin Observatory May 2024
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