Rubin First Look Watch Party

Watch live: the very first images from the new Rubin Observatory

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory stands under a dark sky, the Milky Way clearly visible. Image credit: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Quint
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory stands in front of one of its targets, the Milky Way (Photo: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Quint)

On 23 June, a new chapter in astronomy begins as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile unveils its first images of the universe, starting a timelapse of the cosmos with a higher resolution than ever before. At Sonnenborgh museum and observatory in Utrecht, scientists, students, and enthusiasts from the Netherlands will gather for a watch party to mark this event.

Read more about Rubin Observatory and the watch party

Programme:

  • 16.00 Doors open
  • 16.30 Welcome, introduction by physicist Elisa Chisari
  • 17.00 Live feed from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
  • 18.00 Q&A, presentation by science historian David Baneke
  • 19.00 End
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Location
Sonnenborgh – museum & observatory
Entrance fee
Free
Registration

Registrations are closed.

Interested press may contact Nieske Vergunst.

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Read the full news article here
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