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DTSTART:20250213T213000Z
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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall
SUMMARY:Vera C. Rubin Observatory On-sky Commissioning\, Astronomy Col
 loquium\, Keith Bechtol\, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DESCRIPTION:The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to begin a wide\, 
 fast\, and deep imaging survey of the entire night sky visible from Ch
 ile's Atacama desert with the goal of measuring more stars\, galaxies\
 , optical transients\, and Solar System objects during its first year 
 of science operations in 2025-2026 than all previous cosmic surveys co
 mbined. In October-December 2024\, Rubin Observatory conducted a 7-wee
 k on-sky commissioning campaign using an engineering camera as a first
  full-system test of hardware\, software\, and operational procedures.
  The next months are focused on installation and first night sky image
 s with the full LSST Camera. I will discuss the pathway from commissio
 ning to realizing first cosmology results with Rubin Observatory\, and
  highlight ways for our local UW-Madison astrophysics community to get
  involved with Rubin Observatory science.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=9089
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