#HelioLinc3D found a near-Earth #asteroid ☄️ that older surveys had missed — one 600 feet long, the type that could devastate 💥 a large city 🏙️ . It was specifically designed for the #RubinObservatory in #Chile 🇨🇱. Telescopic 🔭 surveys have so far found more than 32,000 near- #Earth asteroids. Fainter asteroids ⚫ are mostly #undiscovered at present https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/science/space-asteroids-rubin-heliolinc3d.html

#NEO #AsteroidThreat

#UniversityOfWashington 📆 July 31, 2023 “This is just a small taste of what to expect with the #RubinObservatory in less than two years, when #HelioLinc3D will be discovering an object ☄️ like this every night." Any survey 🔭 will have difficulty discovering these faint 🌑 objects near its #sensitivity limit. https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/07/31/heliolinc3d/

#2022SF289 #AsteroidThreat

#UniversityOfWashington 📆 July 31, 2023 “This is just a small taste of what to expect with the #RubinObservatory in less than two years, when #HelioLinc3D will be discovering an object ☄️ like this every night." Any survey 🔭 will have difficulty discovering these faint 🌑 objects near its #sensitivity limit.

#2022SF289 #AsteroidThreat

¡Feliz Día de los Trabajadores a nuestr@s compañer@s en Chile!

Estamos agradecidos por sus contribuciones. ¡Ustedes están haciendo al Observatorio Rubin una realidad!

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Happy #InternationalWorkersDay to our colleagues in Chile!

We're grateful for your contributions—you're making Rubin Observatory a reality!

#astrodon #astronomy #RubinObservatory

Ever wondered why Chile has so many observatories? This photo might give a hint...

Chile has some of the best #NightSky observing conditions:
⛰ High desert mountains to get above as much atmosphere as possible. That means better images!
🌌 Beautiful dark skies!

📷: W. O'Mullane

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #RubinObservatory