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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 On-sky with Test Camera
  • Rubin On-sky with Test Camera
  • Rubin Celebration
  • Rubin Celebration
  • Rubin On-sky with Test Camera
  • Rubin Observatory's massive teal telescope structure pointed upward toward the night sky visible through the rectangular dome opening spanning lower left to upper middle. The interior of the dome has a red cast from the night-sky-friendly red lights illuminating inside.
    Rubin On-sky with Test Camera
  • Rubin Observatory and Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
  • Rubin's 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror is installed
  • Charles Simonyi tours Rubin Observatory
  • Simonyi Survey Telescope Dedication Ceremony at Rubin Observatory
  • Simonyi Survey Telescope Dedication Ceremony at Rubin Observatory
  • Charles and Livia Simonyi prepare to view the Simonyi Survey Telescope at Vera C. Rubin Observatory
  • Charles Simonyi tours Rubin Observatory
  • Simonyi Survey Telescope Dedication Ceremony at Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin's 8.4 meter Mirror
  • Mirror Washing
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  • Sandrine Thomas at Rubin Observatory
  • Spot the Difference: How Rubin Reveals Cosmic Changes
  • Spot the Difference: How Rubin Reveals Cosmic Changes
  • The LSST Camera team prepares to cool down the camera and conduct electro-optical testing
  • The LSST Camera team prepares to cool down the camera and conduct electro-optical testing
  • The LSST Camera team prepares to cool down the camera and conduct electro-optical testing
  • The LSST Camera team prepares to cool down the camera and conduct electro-optical testing
  • Rubin Observatory from above on its desert summit site, with a vast expanse of desert mountains receding into the background. Rubin is a boot-like shape at center, with a long white service building extending toward us and to the left and angular silver dome rising on the right.
    Rubin Observatory in August 2024
  • A group photo in front of the telescope support structure. Everyone is wearing yellow construction vests and hard hats.
    Rubin Commissioning Camera reinstalled, August 2024
  • Rubin Observatory's commissioning camera is a black cylinder sticking perpendicularly out from the reflective secondary mirror. The secondary mirror itself is surrounded by a black light blocking baffle ring. Beyond the light baffle, the far wall of the observatory dome interior is visible as a white wall with many criss crossing teal beams.
    Rubin Commissioning Camera reinstalled, August 2024
  • Rubin Observatory's commissioning camera is a black cylinder sticking perpendicularly out from the reflective secondary mirror. The secondary mirror itself is surrounded by a black light blocking baffle ring. Beyond the light baffle, the far wall of the observatory dome interior is visible as a white wall with many criss crossing teal beams.
    Rubin Commissioning Camera reinstalled, August 2024
  • The 8-meter Rubin telescope structure is tipped on its side so it look like a metal ring standing vertically. The car-sized commissioning camera is being lifted and installed into the center of the ring.
    Rubin Commissioning Camera reinstalled, August 2024
  • A distant group selfie of four people in orange construction vests and hard hats, taken using Rubin Observatory's uncovered secondary mirror.
    Rubin Commissioning Camera reinstalled, August 2024
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