The Rubin First Look Watch Party
Save the date: Monday, June 23. Patterson Observatory Classroom.
The Rubin First Look Watch Party will reveal the first public images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and the unveiling is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. The First Look event will feature the unveiling of a set of large, ultra-high-definition images and videos that showcase Rubin’s extraordinary capabilities to the world for the first time. This will mark the beginning of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics.
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science .
This event is free and open to the public.
Why Do Astronomy Outreach?
Zane Landers presented a talk at the January 2023 HAC meeting about why we should endeavor to support and participate in astronomy outreach events. The talk has been recorded and is available on YouTube.
Virtual Tour of the Patterson Observatory
Take a virtual tour of the Patterson Observatory with this interactive website that lets you roam the building at your leisure. Many interesting displays are highlighted and detailed in this amazing high resolution photogrammetric capture of the facility. If you can’t make it in person, this is the next best thing!
Evening Stargazing: Tonight’s Sky and What’s Up?
The NASA Museum Alliance has provided some star gazing videos that may be of interest to our members. These are short videos that cover what is in the night sky for the current month.
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