Vera C. Rubin Observatory 2025 Holiday Wishes!
Happy Holidays from the United States National Science Foundation and Department of Energy (NSF-DOE) Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile!
Tarjeta de fiestas 2025 del Observatorio Rubin
¡Felices fiestas del Observatorio Rubin!
The Rubin Observatory is packed with new technology. The Simonyi Survey Telescope’s drive system, rigid design, and compact shape give it incredible speed, forming the streaks of light showcased in this image. Thanks to these features, the telescope can be ready for its next image in only five seconds—faster than any other telescope of its size. The LSST Camera, constructed by DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is the world’s largest digital camera. The camera is roughly the size of a small car and weighs almost 6600 lbs (3000 kg). Its size and design allow it to view vast areas of the sky, capturing 45 times the area of the full Moon in the sky with each exposure. Together, the innovative technologies in the Simonyi Survey Telescope and the LSST Camera is expected to make many discoveries.
Rubin's sensitive camera captures variations so subtle that our eyes can barely detect them when looking at the images. Rubin’s wide view and fast survey speed will give us data on far more of these stars than ever before—even those way out in the outskirts of the Milky Way—giving us a much clearer picture of what our Galaxy looks like.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is located on the summit of Cerro Pachón in the Coquimbo Region, Chile, at an elevation of 2,700 meters above sea level.
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
Release Date: Dec. 19, 2025
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