Rubin Observatory was featured in a recent episode of ¿Cuál es tu Huella? which aired on TVN, the national TV station of Chile. In addition to introducing Rubin to a public audience, the episode highlights AURA’s relationship with the local community in Chile and its commitment to sustainability. Watch the video (in Spanish) on the TVN website.
A recent episode of The Planetary Society’s podcast Planetary Radio (featuring an interview with Mario Juric and Ari Heinze) showcases the HelioLinc3D algorithm developed for Rubin Observatory by the DIRAC team at UW, and how it recently detected its first potentially hazardous asteroid. Listen at this link.
A recent article in the science news magazine Eos, “Deluges of Data are Changing Astronomical Science,” discusses Rubin Observatory and the LSST archive as they relate to democratic access to data. The article includes an interview with Leanne Guy, Data Management Scientist for Rubin.
The results of a film crew visit to Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachón in October 2021 can now be enjoyed in Chile on the third season of the TV series Hijos de las Estrellas, produced by Cábala Films. The program began on March 4th and will air every Saturday for eight weeks on Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN). After the premiere, every episode will be available in Chile on the TVN website and CNTV Play streaming platform. A trailer for the series is available on Instagram.
The number of media stories about the almost-complete LSST Camera continues to increase. See this recent news item on our website, which includes an updated list of stories resulting from recent media visits to the camera clean room at SLAC.
In Chile, a video titled, “El observatorio Vera Rubin: Potente telescopio mapeará el cielo” aired on the Mega TV channel on September 24th.
In the US, a story on the almost-complete LSST Camera was featured on NPR on September 23rd.
