Rubin Observatory on Nostr: We're still buzzing about our beautiful telescope! 🤩 In case you missed it, Rubin ...
We're still buzzing about our beautiful telescope! 🤩
In case you missed it, Rubin Observatory staff recently installed the primary/tertiary mirror onto the Simonyi Survey Telescope. We officially have a complete telescope — using the commissioning camera — after 15 years of construction!
Read more about the installation:
http://rubinobservatory.org/news/primary-mirror-install 
Published at
2024-10-15 18:35:04Event JSON
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