When
Vera C. Rubin Telescope – First Images Event
Monday, June 23
1601 E University Blvd.
8AM to 10AM
Free
Pre-registration required. Must arrive by 7:55AM or registration will be released. See registration section below.
The First Look event will feature the unveiling of a set of large, ultra-high-definition images and videos that showcase Rubin’s extraordinary capabilities to the world for the first time. This will mark the beginning of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics. The telescope's 8.4m mirror was cast at the University's very own Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab in 2007!
These images and videos will be the first of many that Rubin will release over the course of the next decade as it conducts the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Equipped with the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will sweep the entire visible southern sky every three to four nights. In doing so, Rubin will produce the most detailed time-lapse view of the cosmos that has ever existed.
Event Schedule
7:30AM: Eos Planetarium Theater Doors Open
Check in and grab your seat. Please note the main entrance and theater doors will not open before 7:30AM. So, heads up, you will be waiting outside if you arrive before 7:30AM.
8:00AM Live Stream
This live-stream broadcast will join us with others around the world seeing these images for the first time!
9:00AM Q&A
9:30AM Messengers of Time and Space
Join us for a free screening of this fulldome show from NOIRLab, explaining the importance of telescopes like the Vera C. Rubin Telescope! Learn more about the show.
10:00AM Event Ends
Thank you for joining us for this special occasion!
Learn More About the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Upcoming Livestream
Registration
- Pre-registration required.
- Pre-registered attendees must show up at least 5 minutes before the livestream event at 8AM or your seat will be given to the next person on the waitlist.