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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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    • A golden sun sets in a clear sky beyond the observatory summit.
      Rubin Observatory at Sunset
    • The massive beams of the large lift structure dominates the view from inside the observatory
      Lift Under Construction
    • The sun sets on the horizon just beyond the edge of the service building. Pink rows of clouds scatter across the sky.
      Rubin Observatory at Twilight
    • Two people in head-to-toe white clean room suits stand next to a cylindrical metal contraption with wires and cables sticking out and looping around at various angles. The people are looking at a computer screen that is mostly obscured by the metal cylinder. The surrounding white room gives an overall sterile feel to the scene.
      LSST Camera Cleanroom - Cryostat
    • Circular, colorful streaks fill the night sky over a partially constructed Rubin Observatory.
      Time lapse stars over Rubin Observatory
    • Skyglow from lights punctuate the horizon in 3 places, along with a silhouette of the unfinished observatory building, a crane, and the Auxtel on its separate hill.
      Rubin Observatory under the Milky Way
    • The Puclaro Tunnel has been blasted through solid rock along the road to the summit.
      Puclaro Tunnel
    • About 175 people in black or blue shirts pose on an outdoor patio. Mountains, desert vegetation, and a swimming pool are in the background.
      2016 LSST group photo
    • About 100 people in blue LSST T-shirts pose outdoors on the steps of a resort.
      2015 PCW group photo
    • About 150 smiling Rubin workshop participants wearing purple 2019 meeting T shirts pose for a group photo on the hotel lawn.
      2019 PCW group photo
    • A circular glass disk coated in blue film sits in the middle of a large warehouse
      Primary/Tertiary Mirror
    • The blue-covered mirror disk is held aloft by suction cups attached to a star-shaped metal structure.
      Mirror Lift
    • The telescope hangs from a crane after being removed from its dome. 4 Kitt Peak telescopes are in background.
      Removal and Transport of Calypso Telescope
    • Multiple colored filters are shown in different positions on the filter changer. A person is included to illustrate that the assembly is similar in height.
      Filter changing assembly
    • A group of about 100 people pose at the base of a staircase in a hotel lobby.
      Group Photo LSST 2008
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