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This image featuring the head of the Seagull Nebula was one of many ComCam images that led to the success of Rubin First Look and helped to document the observatory’s excellent performance.

Capturing the birth of stars in the Seagull Nebula

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Two years ago ComCam began to lay the groundwork for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. It captured – in breathtaking detail – the star formation taking place in the Seagull Nebula.

 In this third year of his Gresham College lectures, Chris Lintott, Gresham Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford took to the stage on 14 September 2026 to focus on the Rubin Observatory.

A new view of the changing sky

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In his latest Gresham College lecture, Chris Lintott talks us through some of the early Rubin images and explains why the telescope is such a gamechanger.

 An image of Sybil Kadel in front of the Mayall 4 meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory

Physics teacher Sibyl is a Rubin Summer Star

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A teacher from Moffat Academy in Dumfries and Galloway travelled to Arizona to learn how to use data from the Rubin camera to inspire her students.

 Dr Manu Antony is a Senior Research Software Engineer based at the University of Edinburgh.

In the spotlight: Manu Antony

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We catch up with Manu Antony, a Senior Research Software Engineer, to find out about his work and how the volume of data provided by the LSST is a huge inspiration.

 This 1.7-gigapixel image of a field of stars in the constellation Lupus showcases the unprecedented view of the Universe that Rubin gives us.

A new era in astronomy has arrived

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The Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun and UK scientists are pushing every frame of this cosmic movie to be more wondrous than we’ve ever seen.

 Timothy Noble, Senior Developer and Systems Administrator at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).

In the Spotlight: Timothy Noble

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How do you go from studying bone marrow stem cells to supporting LSST science? Senior Developer and Systems Administrator Timothy Noble tells us more.

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