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It's here! Vera Rubin Observatory

After decades of waiting, we have images from Vera Rubin Observatory EPISODE INFO Title: It's here! Vera Rubin Observatory Recorded: 25 June 2025, Episode 761 (Season 18) Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SHOW NOTES First Light Images: Release of three major products: SkyView Tool: Navigate Rubin’s ultra-high-res images (1 image = 50 standard 4K images) Galaxy Field: Millions of galaxies at varying redshifts Trifid-Omega Nebula Region: Detailed star-forming region Asteroid Discoveries: In just 10 hours, Rubin identified 2,104 new asteroids Expected to increase total known asteroids to 5 million Revolutionizes planetary defense and solar system inventory Variable Stars & Supernovae: Detected brightness variations in real-time Rubin will detect 4 million supernovae, including 1 million Type Ia Key for refining cosmic distance ladder and understanding dark energy Telescope & Camera Tech: 8.4-meter telescope with F/1.234 focal ratio (extremely "fast") 3200 megapixel camera, 10-micron pixels, 189 CCDs Field of view: 10 square degrees 30-second exposures reaching 20–24.7 magnitude Produces 1,000 images per night → 2 million/year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST): Rubin will image entire southern sky every 3–4 nights Every point will be captured ~800 times over 10 years Enables a “video” of the sky to detect transients, movements, and rare events Scientific Goals (Four Pillars): Mapping the structure of the Milky Way Inventory of the Solar System Understanding dark matter and dark energy Exploring the transient optical sky (supernovae, variable stars, etc.) Data & Infrastructure: Collects 20 terabytes/night, totaling 15 petabytes over the survey Real-time data transfer from Chile to the U.S. (SLAC, Stanford), and Europe Will issue alerts on transient events like supernovae and moving objects Public access to time-tagged image archives for long-term studies Impact & Future Potential: Enables unprecedented monitoring of: Asteroids, comets, & interstellar objects (dozens expected annually) Rare stellar phenomena (e.g., disappearing stars, exotic variables) Galactic halo structures through RR Lyrae stars Synergy with missions like Euclid and the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope SUPPORTED BY YOU This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos.   / astronomycast   Thanks to: BogieNet, Stephen Vei, Jeanette Wink, Siggi Kemmler, Andrew Poelstra, Brian Cagle, David Truog, Ed, David, Gerhard Schwarzer, Sergio Sancevero, Sergey Manouilov, Burry Gowen, David Rossetter, Michael Purcell, Jason Kwong **************************************** ► Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and ESVN where ever you get your podcasts! ► Watch our streams over on Twitch at   / cosmoquestx   – follow and subscribe! ► Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest   / cosmoquestx   ► Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast   / astronomycast   ► Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosm... ► Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest -   / discord   Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives. #astronomycast #space #science #podcast #galaxy #galaxies #elliptical #ellipticalgalaxy