NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is thrilled to introduce Orbitviewer, a groundbreaking new web app that brings the dynamic movement of objects in our Solar System to life. Using real data from Rubin Observatory analyzed by the Minor Planet Center, Orbitviewer provides an unprecedented way to explore the structure of our cosmic backyard in three dimensions and in real time.[...]Orbitviewer is designed to showcase the incredible number of Solar System objects revealed by Rubin Observatory. In its first year, Rubin is expected to reveal more objects in our Solar System than have been discovered in the past 150 years combined. As Rubin Observatory embarks on its decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Orbitviewer will serve as a key tool for exploring and contextualizing millions of new discoveries. The in-app ‘discovery counter’ reflects Rubin Observatory’s ongoing discoveries, and will increase in real-time as new data comes in and more objects are identified.
NASASpaceflight.com@nasaspaceflight.comEarlier this year, the new ground-based Vera C. Rubin Observatory began operations in the Chilean mountains.How does this new engineering marvel compare to other telescopes, most notably the James Webb Space Telescope?
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory@SLAClabTime after timelapse...We'll never get enough of the timelapse showing our camera built and installed in the NSF-DOE @VRubinObs – a milestone that brought us one step closer to starting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time that will #CaptureTheCosmos over the next decade.
