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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Name guidelines

First reference, if U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy have not been referenced earlier:

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science

Otherwise, on first and second references or if space is limited, any of the following:

  • NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
  • NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory
  • NSF-DOE Rubin

Subsequent references, any of the following:

  • Vera C. Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin

Please do not use:
VRO
Rubin Telescope

Survey:
First mention: Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)

Camera:
First mention: LSST Camera

Telescope:
First mention: Simonyi Survey Telescope

Please do not use:
SST

Summary Statement

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, will perform the Legacy Survey of Space and Time using the LSST Camera and the Simonyi Survey Telescope. Rubin Observatory is a joint Program of NSF NOIRLab and DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.