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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science will support Rubin Observatory in its operations phase to carry out the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. They will also provide support for scientific research with the data. During operations, NSF funding is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with NSF, and DOE funding is managed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), under contract by DOE. Rubin Observatory is operated by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC.

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  • A striking star field dominated by a large, highly inclined spiral galaxy slicing diagonally across the center. The galaxy features a bright, glowing golden core and a detailed disk with dark dust lanes and faint blue edges. The rest of the frame is filled with a dense crowd of tiny orange and white stars, with smaller, faint background galaxies visible in the corners.
    Cutout 8 from Ocean of Stars
  • A close-up view highlighting two distinct galaxies and a brilliant foreground star. Near the upper right, a large face-on spiral galaxy shows faint, bluish arms swirling around a bright core. Below it sits a smaller, tightly wound, orange-hued galaxy. In the lower right corner, a brilliant blue-white star shines with sharp, multi-pointed diffraction spikes amidst a field of tiny orange and white stars.
    Cutout 6 from Ocean of Stars
  • A close-up view of a dense star field centered on a bright, face-on spiral galaxy with a glowing yellowish-white core and delicate, swirling arms. The surrounding dark sky is crowded with hundreds of pinpoint stars in shades of warm orange and bright white. A brilliant blue star with faint diffraction spikes shines prominently near the top center.
    Cutout 1 from Ocean of Stars
  • A close-up view of a star-filled field showcasing multiple distant galaxies and a striking foreground star. Two diffuse, oval-shaped yellowish galaxies sit near the center and upper right, while a tilted spiral galaxy is visible in the upper left. In the lower right corner, a brilliant orange star stands out with sharp, multi-pointed diffraction spikes, situated just below and right of a bright blue star.
    Cutout 3 from Ocean of Stars
  • A vertical close-up view of a star field featuring a faint, ghostly ribbon of grayish galactic cirrus dust. The dust lane snakes diagonally from the lower left up toward the center right, where a prominent, bright star with a warm golden glow and subtle diffraction spikes sits. Hundreds of smaller orange and white stars are densely packed throughout the dark background.
    Cutout 5 from Ocean of Stars
  • A close-up view featuring a cluster of four large, softly glowing yellowish-white elliptical and spiral galaxies in an arc across a dense field of stars. The background has a faint, misty appearance from wispy dust clouds, which are sprinkled with hundreds of tiny white and orange stars.
    Cutout 4 from Ocean of Stars
  • A close-up view capturing several distinct galaxies amidst a crowded field of stars. On the far left, an elongated, bluish edge-on spiral galaxy stands vertically. Near the top center, a face-on spiral galaxy reveals its faint arms, while a larger, softly glowing, yellowish edge-on galaxy stretches vertically along the right side. Numerous tiny orange and white stars fill the space between them.
    Cutout 2 from Ocean of Stars
  • A wide close-up view capturing two large, diffuse galaxies on opposite sides of a dense star field. On the upper left, an elongated, tilted spiral galaxy glows with a warm amber light. On the lower right, a large, hazy, oval-shaped elliptical galaxy fades softly into the background. A bright star with a sharp cross-shaped diffraction pattern sits near the top center, surrounded by a tapestry of pinpoint stars.
    Cutout 7 from Ocean of Stars
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers (Spanish)
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers
  • A wide, panoramic view of a dense field of countless tiny, pinpoint stars filling the entire frame like fine dust. Wispy, faint, grayish-brown clouds of galactic cirrus drift across the scene, creating a subtle, patchy texture over the dark background. Several brighter, prominent stars stand out across the field, most notably a large, brilliant blue star on the upper right surrounded by a soft glowing halo, along with a few other scattered bright blue and warm orange stars.
    Ocean of Stars
  • Rubin’s LSST Coverage
  • The depth of Rubin’s LSST
  • Pan video - Ocean of Stars
  • A circular sky map against a black background showing a dense field of stars and the glowing, dusty diagonal band of the Milky Way galaxy. Overlaid on the sky are hundreds of overlapping, colorful hexagonal tiles clustered across the central and outer regions of the view. The tiles form a sprawling, interconnected network color-coded in vibrant shades of green, yellow, orange, red, and teal. A few distinct, thick white circles are scattered within the colorful tile patterns, highlighting specific areas.
    NSF–DOE Rubin’s LSST coverage
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers
  • Distribution of new asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
  • 3D animation of asteroids discovered using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
  • 3D animation of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory (close)
  • 3D rendering of trans-Neptunian objects discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin
  • 3D rendering of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
  • 3D model of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory (polar view)
  • Infographic: Asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers (Spanish)
  • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory Launches Real-Time Monitoring of the Night Sky
  • The Milky Way and its companions dazzle above Rubin
  • Rubin Alerts — Seven million per night (Spanish)
  • Rubin Alerts — Seven million per night (English)
  • Animated Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
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