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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Rubin Observatory spins beneath the stars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2025

A long exposure image shows rings of glowing lights inside the dome of an observatory with streaks through the open dome showing the stars.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its decade-long survey to scan the entire night sky every three days. To do this, it uses the Simonyi Survey Telescope and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, the world's largest digital camera.

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