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Vera C. Rubin Observatory 22 June 2020
Nicole David from NOIRLab
The Nicolas U. Mayall 4-Meter Telescope
Gemini North Hilo Base Facility Control Room
CTIO fulldome
Panorama of CTIO telescopes
Gemini South at sunset
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Maunakea sunset ridge
The Gamma-ray burst afterglow of GRB181123B
Ventgate panorama
Vent gates halfway open
Gazing at the Milky Way
T Tauri in NGC 1555
Wizard Nebula, NGC 7380
Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) Irregular Galaxy
Galactic Center Illuminates Cerro Tololo’s Blanco 4-Meter Telescope
Vera Rubin at Work
The Sun’s corona shining brightly during a total solar eclipse.
Swan Nebula (M17)
NGC 660
k61 Planetary Nebula
Double-Wide Image of Pickering's Triangle
Barnard 163
Chinese Dragon NGC 6559
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Sunset Viewing at Kitt Peak
NGC 3628 and an example of an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy (no annotations)
Artist Impression of the exoplanet WASP-76b
One Sky Project Representing the Night Sky
Infografía de una Estrella devorando un Planeta
Thirty Meter Telescope
Giant Magellan Telescope Primary Mirror
A legendary nebula
Under the Dome
Cerro Pachón Panorama
SOAR Below the Milky Way
Cerro Tololo Sunset 360 Panorama
Volcano in Moonlight
Sharpest Image Ever of R136a1, Largest Known Star
Maunakea Observatories Panorama
A Dead Star’s Shroud
A Collection of Spirals
Gemini North’s Back Yard
The Cosmic Jewels of Sextans A
Baily's beads 2 July 2019 from CTIO
Inspecting the filter
Sunset view from Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Snow view of NOIRLab Cerro Tololo from Cerro Pachon
Artist’s impression of the cold brown dwarf BDR J1750+3809
Fish-eye view of Gemini South
Aerial photo of the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Gemini Telescope at Cerro Pachon
Gemini Planet Imager on Gemini South telescope
The Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Nebula Sh2-239
Sh2-126, the Star Funnel
NGC 6946 “Fireworks Galaxy”
GPI Circumstellar Disks. A Sampling
noirlab1907a
Reflection Nebula GGD 27
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
Laser and Star Trails over Gemini North
Gemini South, Andean Sunset
Gemini South, Vents Open
M2-9 with Adaptive Optics
Emission line image of M27
The active Sun lights up the sky
Project ASTRO teachers and astronomers enjoying a Science on a Sphere show in the McMath Pierce Solar Telescope.
Hawaiian Snow
Collecting Data for Globe at Night
Milky Way Over Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Milky Way Over Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Fulldome
Colorful Clouds Over Cerro Pachón
Kitt Peak at Dusk
Galactic Quartet
The Giant Magellan Telescope Interior Illustration
Red Dish at Night
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope under the stars
The observatory is currently under construction atop Cerro Pachón
Where Did We Come From?
Illustration of Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies
The Great 2020 Conjunction
Geminids over Gemini North 2020
Parker Fagrelius with ProtoDESI
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
View of anticrepuscular rays at sunrise in the Andes from Cerro Tololo
Heart of the Crab
Gemini Observatory telescope shutdown
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope and SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
Kitt Peak National Observatory aerial view
Siyi Xu of Gemini Observatory at the 2019 IAU White Dwarf Symposium
Gemini North at night with laser propagation pano
Comet NEOWISE Over Gemini North
Nebula Sh2-284
Emission Nebula Sh2-140
IC 1340, part of supernova remnant Cygnus Loop
Hockey Stick Galaxy NGC 4656
Interacting galaxy Pair NGC 1532 and NGC 1531
M101; Pinwheel Galaxy
NGC 1333
M51 (Whirlpool)
Dancing Galaxies NGC 6872 & IC 4970
NSF and Simons Foundation
Sunset Viewing at Kitt Peak
NOIRLab Virtual Tours Version 2
Glowing Hydrogen Bauble in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Kitt Peak in Recovery
Artist Impression: Interstellar object rapidly approaching our Solar System
Giant Magellan Telescope location rendering
Thirty Meter Telescope Dusk
A Sunny Day at Kitt Peak
A Storm of Light
NOIRLab Headquarters Computer Room
Gemini South's Primary Mirror
Jen Lotz - Journey Through the Universe
Starry Horizon from Kitt Peak
Portrait of a Needle Galaxy
Portrait of a Needle Galaxy
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Kitt Peak National Observatory aerial view
Kitt Peak National Observatory aerial view
Kitt Peak National Observatory aerial view
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Gemini South primary mirror wash (shutdown & re-coating)
Gemini North sunset panorama
Comet NEOWISE Over Gemini North
Comet NEOWISE Over Gemini North
Moonrise over Maunakea shadow at Gemini North
Wolf-Rayet star, WR 134
Patrick McCarthy
Facility Cutaway
NGC 6751 Glowing Eye Nebula
Stellar Gusts From AFGL 2591
Ron Harris
Electronic Poster: REU Winter 2024 Intern Program in Chile | NOIRLab
Gemini North at Sunset
Victor Sunstar at SOLARIO
Celestial Sky Overlap of Coverage
Artist’s impression of a highly unusual star that may evolve into a magnetar
Orbit of Asteroid 2022 SF 289
Milky Way Over Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Panorama
Hiltner 2.4-meter Telescope
Sunset at Kitt Peak
Comparison of EHT and EHT Reconstructed with PRIMO
Triple Stellar Treat
Cerro Tololo Sunset 360 Panorama
Jupiter, Saturn, and a Cactus
Desert Skyscape
Gazing at the Milky Way
What is the Universe Made of?
Not a Planet
The Great 2020 Conjunction seen from Gemini South
Halema‘uma‘u Eruption Captured from Gemini Observatory at Maunakea
Geminid over Gemini December 2020
Parker Fagrelius working on ProtoDESI
Southern Star Trails over Cerro Tololo
Milky Way above CTIO in fisheye
Maunakea panorama - daytime
Gemini South at sunset
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory from above
Maunakea
Gemini North telescope
Comet NEOWISE Over Gemini North
The Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
The Horsehead Nebula/IC434
NGC 1275
Telescope Through the Vents
The Moon: Inspiration and Frustration
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mirror
Simplified DESI Butterfly Plot
DESI Butterfly Plot (no inset)
Simplified DESI Butterfly Plot (no labels)
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Interior
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mirror
DESI Year-3 Fan Plot (fulldome still)
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Interior
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mirror
DESI Butterfly Plot (with inset and labels)
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Interior
Nicholas U.Mayall 4-meter Telescope Interior
Artist’s Illustration of Extragalactic Recurrent Nova
Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas)
Comet C/2024 G3
Vilma Tapia Pizarro is the recipient of the 2024 AURA-Padre Picetti Award.
Gabriel Pérez inside Gemini North mirror cell
Number of refereed publications
Various observing domes at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Tohono O’odham Nation Open Night 2024 at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Artist’s Impression of a Giant-Giant Binary
LSST Camera Completed at SLAC
Beaming up to the Stars
NGC 6240 taken by the Dark Energy Camera
Dark Energy Camera Captures Galaxies in Lopsided Tug of War, a Prelude to Merger
Artist’s Impression of a GRB
Aerial view of Pisco Elqui, with its square illuminated new dark-sky-compliant lighting.
DESI Observing
Across from Gemini North
The Belt of Venus over the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
An Expansive Universe
Star Trails over SOAR
Artist impression of ultra fluffy gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf star
A Snowy Sunset
Cerro Pachón Hotel Night Sky Panorama
Lunar Eclipse over Kitt Peak
A Dorado’s Scale
A Spilling Galaxy
Starlink Satellites Overhead
Earth-Sun Lagrange Points
Lights-out event in Andacollo, Chile
Churning Clouds
Artist's impression of an evolving white dwarf and millisecond pulsar binary system.
Seeing Stars
A Galaxy Adrift
Shutter Drive Box Maintenance
Data Center Fish Eye View
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Inside the Calibration Unit
GMOS Gratings cleaning
Cleaning Optics
FLAMINGOS-2 Maintenance
Canopus Installing
Instrument Installing Process
Supporting Instrument Installation
Laser testing
A&G Engineering Shutdown
BTOOB View
Forming a Laser Guide Star Constellation
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Primary Mirror Cleaning
Iridescent clouds behind Gemini South
Illustration of a Short Gamma-Ray Burst Caused by a Collapsing Star
The observatory is currently under construction atop Cerro Pachón
Rubin Observatory under Construction on Cerro Pachón
Heavy Lifting at Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Great 2020 Conjunction from KPNO
