Check out the first breathtaking image of the heavens from Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Sneak previews of the first batch of deep space images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile are available on the news site Social Media Last week, followed Live stream event.

“(Rubin Observatory) is going to build the largest time-lapse film in the universe ever made,” the Observatory said. In the post.

The observatory is Named after an American scientist The project is funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Science Bureau, and is widely recognized for finding some of the first evidence of dark matter.

NSF and DOE scientists and officials participated in a press conference and Q&A on the findings of last week. You can see the stream below:

Millions of galaxies, big images

The livestream was plagued by several technical issues, but it provided some context as to which data is being captured at Rubin Observatory and why.

“From today, our ability to understand dark matter, dark energy and planetary defense will grow faster than ever,” said NSF Chief of Staff Brian Stone.

The observatory’s 3,200 megapixel camera is used for full-ski scans that occur every 3-4 days. Observation deck sharing is a stunning image that is only a small part of what is being captured, and in some cases only 2% of the full view, so you need 400 HDTVs to view.

One image can capture 10 million galaxies. Near Earth, astronomers are hoping to discover 1 million asteroids in our solar system and 5 million more in the coming years.