Rubin Observatory Debuts Deep-Sky Mosaic Covering 500,000 Galaxies
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The Rubin Observatory released its first science image from the LSST, a deep view of the COSMOS field featuring more than 500,000 galaxies (and about 50,000 foreground stars) captured with the 3.2-gigapixel LSST Camera. Part of Early Data Preview 2, the image previews the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time and will be followed by repeated observations to study galaxy evolution and transient events like supernovae, building what scientists describe as the most comprehensive cinematic record of the universe.
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- 3.2-Gigapixel LSST Camera Captures Over Half a Million Galaxies PetaPixel
- World’s largest digital camera captured over 500,000 galaxies and 50,000 stars in one deep view of universe The Times of India
- Rubin Gets a Closer Look at the COSMOS Field, Revealing More Than 650,000 Galaxies in One Image Gizmodo
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