Rubin First Look Watch Party
Academics | Ho Tung Visualization Lab, 401 Ho Science Center
We’re excited to invite you to join a historic shared experience to witness the Rubin Observatory “First Look” Domecast, streaming live in the Ho Tung Visualization Lab on Monday, June 23rd at 10:30 a.m. with images being released at 11 a.m.Hosted by the INTUITIVE® Planetarium at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, this live Domecast watch party will unite audiences around the world in celebration of one of astronomy’s most anticipated milestones - the release of the first light images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.On June 23, planetariums around the world will come together to witness the unveiling of the first-ever images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory via a live Domecast, hosted from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s INTUITIVE® Planetarium. The “Rubin First Look” Domecast will be livestreamed to planetariums powered by Cosm’s industry-leading planetarium platform Digistar, which enables timely scientific storytelling, real-time visualization, and seamless dome-to-dome connectivity across a global network of more than 700 dome theaters.Built atop a remote mountaintop in Chile, the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is equipped with the largest camera ever constructed and will capture an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe over a 10-year period – delivering the largest astronomical movie of all time. Its unprecedented dataset will transform how we observe the cosmos, revealing asteroids, comets, pulsating stars, supernovae, and deepening our understanding of dark matter and dark energy.Operated by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC, the Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the US National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy, Office of Science.More information can be found at https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look/rubin-party.
