Large Synoptic Survey Telescope -> Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope was renamed to Vera C. Rubin Observatory

She might have been left out with the Nobel Prizes (she died in 2016), but now one of the next generation telescopes was named after her: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will image all the available sky areas every few days with observations starting this year and full operation from 2022 on. It has the largest digital camera and the largest lens ever built. It is largely complementary to the Gaia mission: It can't measure the positions of objects as precisely but it can detect fainter sources and it can cover the sky more frequently.

 

[davenn]

thanks for that, a good read, wasn't really familiar with that scope

 

[Astronuc]

I think I heard a discussion yesterday on NPR. I believe they were talking about observational astronomy with space telescopes like Hubble, and new systems like the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Lyman Spitzer, Jr. (1914-1997) was one of the 20th century's great scientists. A renowned astrophysicist, he made major contributions in the areas of stellar dynamics, plasma physics, thermonuclear fusion, and space astronomy. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. was the first person to propose the idea of placing a large telescope in space and was the driving force behind the development of the Hubble Space Telescope.
https://www.space.com/33909-spitzer-space-telescope.html

Another person who supported Hubble was Nancy Grace Roman, also known as the Mother of Hubble, or Mother Hubble.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman
Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was an American astronomer and one of the first female executives at NASA. She is known to many as the "Mother of Hubble" for her role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope. Throughout her career, Roman was also an active public speaker and educator, and an advocate for women in the sciences.