{"id":13864,"date":"2025-07-22T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13864\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:55:10","slug":"night-sky-glows-purple-above-vera-rubin-observatory-photo-of-the-day-for-july-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13864\/","title":{"rendered":"Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory photo of the day for July 22, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

With no light pollution nearby, the night skies around the Vera Rubin Observatory<\/a> glow in brilliant colors in this timelapse photo.<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/p>\n

The Vera Rubin Observatory is designed to study dark matter<\/a>, which makes up 85% of our universe<\/a> but is still unknown to scientists. Dark matter can create various effects in space thanks to its gravity, such as lensing<\/a>, which astronomers can capture with the observatory’s telescopes, hoping to find more about what makes up dark matter.<\/p>\n

Astronomers are also using these telescopes to study dark energy as well as the Milky Way galaxy<\/a> and other structures in our universe.<\/p>\n

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Where is it?<\/p>\n

The Vera Rubin Observatory is located in Cerro Pach\u00f3n in Chile at an elevation of 5,200 feet (1,600 meters) above sea level.<\/p>\n

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Purple and orange glows are captured in this image behind the Vera Rubin Observatory. (Image credit: RubinObs\/NSF\/DOE\/NOIRLab\/SLAC\/AURA\/W. O’Mullane)Why is it amazing?<\/p>\n

In this image, the observatory’s opening can be seen thanks to the glow of its its calibration LEDs.<\/a> As the telescope scans the skies once every three days<\/a> with the world’s largest digital camera, the calibration process helps ensure all the equipment is working properly.<\/p>\n

The observatory has just begun its decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time<\/a> (LSST) mission, where it will repeatedly scan the southern sky. Using the largest camera, the observatory captures detailed images that are so large they require a “data butler<\/a>” to help manage them. Despite the size, the images could be the key to cracking the case of what dark matter truly is. <\/a><\/p>\n

Want to learn more?<\/p>\n

You can read more about the Vera Rubin Observatory,<\/a> the legacy of Vera Rubin<\/a>, and the hunt for dark matter. <\/a><\/p>\n

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