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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 timeline from 1998-2023 of key events and persons in the Rubin Observatory construction project
      25 Years of Rubin Construction
    • Artist's illustration of Rubin Observatory with its dome open beneath a night sky artistically filled with galaxies. The galaxies in the sky are various shapes and sizes, and all have red or orange hues. The horizon has a white glow, as if from light pollution. The observatory sits on the right, and a dirt road zigs from a lower level and zags to an upper level. The giant main mirror inside the open dome points to our right.
      Rubin at Night (closeup)
    • Artist's illustration of Rubin Observatory with its dome open beneath a night sky artistically filled with galaxies. The galaxies in the sky are various shapes and sizes, and all have white or yellow hues. A particularly bright star shines with cross-shaped diffraction spikes in the top center. The observatory sits on a brown rocky landscape in the bottom left. The giant main mirror inside the open dome points above us, and a particularly bright source causes the mirror to glint with a cross-shaped pattern.
      Rubin at night
    • 4 of the LSST camera filters are stored in a portable glass enclosure
      Four camera filters finished
    • About 100 workers pose around the telescope mount assembly. The mount, tilted to 45 degrees, is about 50 feet tall.
      Telescope mount assembly after its completion
    • A person wearing a clean room suit shines a flashlight onto the reflective surface of the r band filter, which has a diameter of 76 cm.
      R band filter
    • An overhead view of the dome of the auxiliary telescope on a small hill near the Rubin Observatory telescope
      Auxiliary telescope, drone view.
    • The luminous Milky Way and hundreds of stars stretch across the sky behind the silhouette of Rubin Observatory.
      Night skies over Rubin Observatory
    • The luminous Milky Way and hundreds of stars stretch across the sky behind the silhouette of Rubin Observatory.
      Milky Way above Rubin Observatory
    • close up of the observatory building, bright white against a deep blue daytime sky
      Rubin Observatory
    • the observatory is built into two levels at the summit, with the service building extending to the level below the dome.
      Drone View of Rubin Observatory
    • Rubin Observatory is shaped like a boot. The dome forms the "ankle", while the long service building extends outwards to an angled "toe".
      Drone View of Rubin Observatory
    • view inside the service facility showing the mirror mock up and the commissioning camera amidst many other pieces of equipment and storage containers
      Integration and maintenance area
    • The silver cylindrical mirror coating chamber
      Coating Chamber
    • The Milky Way's brightness rivals lights emanating from the observatory buildings and horizon skyglow.
      Rubin Under the Milky Way
    • a row of three large monitors with colorful displays are above a row of smaller desktop monitors in a darkened room
      Control Room
    • 1 large elliptical galaxy is at the center of a cluster of galaxies of varying shapes and sizes
      Deep Fields
    • A wide angle view of the telescope mount assembly and the interior dome walls with matching teal colors.
      Telescope mount from above
    • pink clouds drift above a golden horizon beyond the observatory
      Rubin Observatory at Twilight
    • Golden skies and colorful distant mountain ridges form a backdrop for Rubin Observatory after sunset on a clear evening.
      Sunset view of Rubin Observatory
    • A view from the base of the telescope mount looking up through the open dome slit into a clear blue sky
      Rubin Telescope Mount with Open Dome
    • The mount is in a vertical stow position and surrounded by construction and safety equipment and storage containers.
      Telescope Mount in Dome
    • Daytime image of the observatory building taken from the near base of the service building. The initial outer layers of the dome are in place.
      Rubin Observatory in March 2021
    • The filter's surface appears violet-blue, and reflections of the fluorescent ceiling lights appear teal and yellow.
      LSST Camera r-band filter
    • The filter reflects images of the walls and ceiling of the room and has a blue-purple color
      R filter closeup
    • The circular filter appears highly reflective with a violet cast
      R filter inspection
    • A view of the dome of Rubin Observatory atop one end of its elongated service building, which is built into the rocky summit.
      Vera C. Rubin Observatory summit image view
    • close up view of Rubin Observatory shows the dome atop one end of the elongated service building.
      Rubin Observatory
    • side view of the base of the telescope mount assembly inside the dome
      Telescope Mount
    • 3 large cranes are being used to work on the dome
      Rubin from Above
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