Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a next-generation astronomical facility in Chile designed to conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, producing an unprecedented, deep, wide, and fast imaging survey of the night sky.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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survey telescope → |
| abbreviation |
LSST
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LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time) → Rubin Observatory → |
| altitude |
approximately 2660 m
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| camera |
LSST Camera
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| cameraAperture |
64 cm effective aperture
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| cameraResolution |
3.2 gigapixels
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| cameraType |
wide-field imaging camera
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| collaboration |
international partnership
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| constructionStatus |
under construction in the 2020s
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| country |
Chile
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| dataManagement |
Rubin Observatory Data Management system
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| dataProducts |
alerts for transient events
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multi-band photometry → time-domain imaging of the sky → |
| dataVolume |
tens of terabytes per night
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| diameter |
8.4 m primary mirror
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| effectiveAperture |
6.5 m
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| exposureTime |
two 15-second exposures per visit
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| fieldOfView |
9.6 square degrees
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| filterSystem |
ugrizy filters
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| formerName |
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
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| fundedBy |
National Science Foundation
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U.S. Department of Energy → |
| keyFeature |
high-cadence all-sky survey
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large etendue (aperture-area times field of view) → |
| locatedIn |
Andes Mountains
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Cerro Pachón → Coquimbo Region → |
| mainSurvey |
Legacy Survey of Space and Time
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| mountType |
alt-azimuth mount
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| namedAfter |
Vera Rubin
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| observes |
night sky over the southern hemisphere
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| operatedBy |
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
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| primaryInstrument |
Simonyi Survey Telescope
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| scienceGoals |
explore the transient optical sky
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inventory the Solar System → map the Milky Way → study dark energy → study dark matter → |
| surveyDuration |
10 years
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| surveyType |
deep wide fast imaging survey
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| telescopeDesign |
three-mirror anastigmat
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| telescopeType |
wide-field survey telescope
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| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical → |
| website |
https://www.lsst.org/
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
("Rubin Observatory")
→
Vera C. Rubin Observatory ("LSST") → Vera C. Rubin Observatory ("LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time)") → |
abbreviation |
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
("Rubin Observatory Data Management system")
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dataManagement |
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
("Large Synoptic Survey Telescope")
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formerName |
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Vera Rubin
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hasHonorificName |
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Vera Rubin
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hasNamesake |
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Cerro Pachón
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hasObservatory |
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Cerro Pachón
("Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope")
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hosts |
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Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
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manages |