What a good resource! #astronomy
Astronomy has been taught in Edinburgh since 1583. On 28 & 29 September, get a peek inside the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. Meet scientists and engineers to learn about past and present work being done at the Observatory. And it's FREE! See visit.roe.ac.uk/public-events/ for more details.
Want to see a video of the @vrubinobs.bsky.social Commissioning Camera (Comcam) being reinstalled? This little brother to the 3200-megapixel LSST Camera is used for testing and commissioning activities prior to installation of the mighty LSST Camera 🔭https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qY6YQsjP_7c
YouTube video by Rubin Observatory
Did you know we produce a newsletter every month with latest news from the project + developments at @vrubinobs.bsky.sociallsst-uk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/... 🔭
Job opportunity at the Royal Astronomical Society! Do you have experience of academic publishing? Are you interested in joining the RAS Journals editorial team as Managing Editor as the #MNRAShttps://buff.ly/3X5vR6b
Commissioning camera: ✅ With ComCam reinstalled, we have 2 out 3 main telescope components in place! In just a few weeks, summit staff will install the 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror—and Rubin will finally have a complete telescope system for the first time! 🔭🧪 🔗: https://buff.ly/3Xoj2Uy
The commissioning camera is a 144 Mpx version of Rubin's3200 Mpx LSST Camera that is used for testing and troubleshooting purposes. It was reinstalled onto t...
Our new LSST:UK Project Scientist from 1 September will be Graham Smith, Professor of Physics and Astronomy of the Uni of Birmingham. Graham (pictured) will take over the role from Professor Stephen Smartt. Thank you, Stephen for your hard work and welcome to the role, Graham! #Astronomy
