Twelve million light-years away lies the galactic masterpiece Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and have been host to six observed supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
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NOIRLab Communications, Education & Engagement
6 Dec. 2024
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27 Nov. 2024
Project and Science News Project reminder: November 28-29 are Thanksgiving US holidays for Rubin with US staff likely unavailable/offline. The Commissioning team continues to share technical updates on the progress …
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21 Nov. 2024
For four years the NEID (rhymes with fluid) spectrograph, mounted on the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, …
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