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The Vera Rubin Observatory Captures More Than 500,000 Galaxies in a Single Image
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Jordan Strickler
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released a high-resolution image of the COSMOS field containing over 500,000 galaxies. This new instrument will allow astronomers to monitor cosmic events like supernovae and black hole activity in real time over the coming years.
At first glance, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s newest image looks like a dense field of stars. Look closer, and the scale becomes almost absurd: the image contains more than half a million galaxies.
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