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Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first light images of the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas. This image combines 678 separate images taken in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top right) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The <\/span>Rubin Observatory<\/span><\/a> presented its first images of the Universe via an online event on its <\/span>YouTube channel<\/span><\/a>. These snapshots, which in astronomy are called the \u2018first light\u2019 of an instrument, mark the beginning of a time-lapse that will be completed after mapping the southern sky for a decade. The results of this international collaboration, in which the <\/span>Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> (IEEC \u2014 Institut d\u2019Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) participates with researchers at the <\/span>Institute of Space Sciences<\/span><\/a> (ICE-CSIC), will allow us to delve deeper into questions about dark matter, catalog the solar system, and uncover the structure and history of our galaxy.<\/span><\/p>\n Jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, the observatory\u2019s name honours Vera Rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work provided the first strong evidence for the existence of dark matter. The Rubin Observatory sets an entirely new standard for astronomical surveys with a groundbreaking mirror design, an unmatched camera sensitivity, rapid slewing capability and a powerful computing infrastructure. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Located in Chile, <\/span>Rubin Observatory will produce the most comprehensive movie of the night sky ever made<\/b>; the survey will be known as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and it will scan the astral sky over the course of 10 years. It will allow us to delve deeper into questions about characteristics of the energy and the dark matter, the creation of the Milky Way, the property of the small bodies in the solar system and trajectories of the highly dangerous asteroids.<\/span><\/p>\n Powered by the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy<\/b>, the observatory will scan the sky repeatedly to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time lapse of the Universe. Its main objectives are clear: to understand dark energy and dark matter, catalog the solar system by observing millions of asteroids and comets, explore the transient sky and mapping the Milky Way in order to uncover the structure and history of our galaxy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thousands of people from more than 30 countries have worked in the <\/span>Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Spanish participation is articulated through a consortium composed of the <\/span>Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC)<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC)<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Institut de F\u00edsica d\u2019Altes Energies (IFAE)<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Port d\u2019Informaci\u00f3 Cient\u00edfica (PIC)<\/span><\/a>, the\u00a0<\/span>Instituto de F\u00edsica Te\u00f3rica (IFT-UAM\/CSIC)<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Centro de Investigaciones Energ\u00e9ticas, Medioambientales y Tecnol\u00f3gicas (CIEMAT)<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Canarias (IAC)<\/span><\/a> with a key role in the scientific and technical development of the project.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”section-title” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”23px” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Among the many researchers contributing to this mission, there are IEEC members at the ICE-CSIC, who have played a key role in the scientific and technical development of the ambitious Rubin Observatory project. Specifically, these researchers will lead the observations with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), a 10.4-meter diameter telescope located at the <\/span>Roque de los Muchachos Observatory<\/span><\/a> on the island of La Palma, for the spectroscopic follow-up of transient objects discovered by the LSST survey.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is the first time that a telescope with such a large aperture, measuring more than eight meters in diameter, has been used entirely to scan the sky for ten years. In addition to producing a dynamic movie of the entire southern sky over that decade, it will allow all the images to be combined to detect the faintest objects ever observed from Earth. For the study of the transient universe, this means having the most precise and productive machine for discovering supernovae and other stellar explosions, with more than one hundred thousand alerts of new objects every night,\u201d comments Llu\u00eds Galbany, IEEC researcher at ICE-CSIC.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe LSST survey will allow us to uncover the nature of dark matter and characterise the evolution of dark energy. This is an extraordinary opportunity to increase our understanding of the fundamental physics associated with the most pressing problems in cosmology,\u201d comments Juan Garc\u00eda-Bellido, cosmologist and researcher at IFT-UAM\/CSIC.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSeeing the first images from LSST is incredibly exciting, and this is just the beginning. We’re seeing the first frames of a decade-long movie of the Universe that will change the way we study the cosmos,\u201d confirms Jorge Carretero, cosmology project scientist and PIC data support.<\/span><\/p>\n The PIC team, operated through a collaborative agreement between CIEMAT and IFAE, is implementing an Independent Data Access Center (IDAC) powered by <\/span>CosmoHub<\/span><\/a>, which offers the scientific community a powerful and easy-to-use portal to explore and analyse the vast amount of data produced by the telescope.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Rubin Observatory marks a turning point in astronomy. We will no longer depend on luck to observe supernovae, detect new asteroids, or variability in starlight. Its way of observing the sky will allow us to track any change with precision and consistency without relying on chance,\u201d points out Laura Toribio San Cipriano, researcher at the CIEMAT cosmology group.<\/span><\/p>\n Several members of the Spanish consortium institutions also hold leadership positions in the <\/span>Dark Energy Science Collaboration<\/span><\/a> (DESC), an international scientific collaboration that will perform high-precision measurements of fundamental cosmological parameters using data from the LSST mapping project. 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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nStudying dark energy<\/h2>\n
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IEEC Communication Office<\/h4>\n
E-mail: comunicacio@ieec.cat<\/a><\/p>\nLead Researcher at the IEEC<\/h4>\n
Llu\u00eds Galbany<\/h4>\n
Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC)
E-mail: lgalbany@ieec.cat,<\/a> lgalbany@ice.csic.es<\/a><\/p>\nAbout the IEEC<\/h2>\n