April 23, 2026

How NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory maps the universe every night

This video breaks down how Rubin will run the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and build a 10-year time lapse of the entire Southern sky.

Mapping the universe — This video breaks down how NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time and build a 10-year time-lapse of the entire southern sky. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA. Acknowledgement: Written and produced by Olivier Bonin | SLAC. Presenter: Phil Marshall | Deputy Director of Operations | Rubin Observatory/SLAC)

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