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(Last updated: April 24, 2025)
Coming in mid-2025: First Look at the cosmos with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Get ready to join us as we unveil the first spectacular imagery from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and celebrate the start of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics with the world's newest and most powerful survey telescope.
Over the next ten years, Rubin Observatory will create the ultimate movie of the night sky using the largest camera ever built — repeatedly scanning the sky to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe.
First Look is just the beginning....
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Join the global celebration of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first images with a Rubin First Look Watch Party — find a Watch Party near you or host your own.
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