SubluminalMar 18, 2024
Corey S Powell

This is how technology changes our view of reality.

The enormous LSST camera (the eye of the Rubin Observatory) will will soon start scanning the entire visible universe every 3-4 days. It will create the grandest movies ever made, watching for anything moving, flickering , appearing, or vanishing in deep space.

https://rubinobservatory.org/about #science #space #tech #astronomy

About | Rubin Observatory

About Rubin Observatory

Mar 17, 2024 at 5:35pmWeb
Show threadCorey S PowellMar 17, 2024

The Rubin Observatory's 8.4-meter (27.6-foot) primary mirror just arrived at its final home atop Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes.

How do you move a mirror that size? Very slowly. And very carefully.

https://rubinobservatory.org/news/mirror-moves-into-observatory #astronomy #space #science #tech

Rubin’s 8.4-meter Mirror Moves into the Observatory

Rubin Observatory’s primary/tertiary mirror was successfully moved from a storage building into the observatory on March 7, 2024

Show threadDan RileyMar 17, 2024
@coreyspowell what's the camera mount standard? Will it fit my camera? (Sorry, but that does look so like a giant telephoto lens.)
Show threadSir Farts AlotMar 18, 2024
@dan131riley @coreyspowell Pentax screw mount. Don’t cross thread it or you’re screwed. (Pun intended)
Show threadSLCW💥Mar 17, 2024
@coreyspowell Do they make an adapter to attach it to my Samsung S22 Ultra?
Show threadJonathan HendryMar 17, 2024

@coreyspowell

And seeing nothing but fucking Starlink.

Show threadNuncio Bitis 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 🇺🇦Mar 18, 2024
@jonhendry @coreyspowell Get outta my head!
Show threadRed_Shirt_no2Mar 17, 2024
@coreyspowell
“the entire visible universe” => the entire southern sky. I suppose if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, that _is_ “the entire visible universe”…
Show threadAlexMar 18, 2024
@coreyspowell interesting asf