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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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    • Rubin Observatory's huge 8.4-meter telescope points at the in-dome calibration screen. On the right, and tilted left nearly to horizontal, the telescope is a huge, teal steel structure with a top and middle ring supported by thick beams connected to the telescope base. On the left, the calibration screen is a large white donut shape slightly wider than the top end of the telescope.
      Rubin gets ready for calibrations
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      Map of Rubin Observatory data centers
    • Rubin Observatory beneath a glowing night sky showing the band of the Milky Way, Venus, and a comet. The observatory is a boot-shaped structure at center, with long white service building and vertical silver dome. The Milky Way stretches horizontally overhead as a cotton-candy-like band of stars and dust. Venus shines brightly as a point to the left, and the thin, faint streak of a comet appears above the observatory
      A Cosmic Show
    • Rubin Observatory under a night sky filled with star trails. The night sky is striking, with white streaks of trailed star light rotating around a point out of view to the upper left, against background hues of blue, purple, and yellow. The boot shaped observatory sits in the lower right on its rocky summit site, with long white service building pointed left and angular silver dome pointed up.
      Rubin Observatory beneath star trails
    • Rubin During First Look Observations (Fulldome view)
    • Coming soon: Rubin data
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    • Sunset on Cerro Pachón
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    • Timelapse of LSST Cam on-sky commissioning
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