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  • Two workers are lifted by an orange crane to work on part of a large, silver aluminum observatory dome. The dome itself takes up about two thirds of the image. The dome also has vertical ridging that adds texture. The dome shutters face toward our right, made of two flat surface that meet at an obtuse angle. The shutters themselves open by separating to the sides. The sides of the dome are broken up by long rectangular features, which are the dome flaps that swing outward to open and allow air circulation inside the dome. The brown and mountainous desert Chilean landscape is visible in the background under clear blue skies.
    Drone view of Rubin dome
  • Two workers lifted in an orange crane basket work on aluminum flaps on an observatory dome. The silver aluminum dome dominates the image, extending beyond the top and bottom. The aluminum surface is ridged, with vertical lines spanning the entire height. Two people in neon green hard hats and orange vests stand in a small orange crane basket in the center of the image. One person is working on the rectangular dome flaps. The flaps open by swinging upward and allow for air circulation inside the dome. The flaps themselves are long rectangles, almost as tall as a person, and nearly three times as long. The ground far below is visible in the lower right.
    Working on the dome
  • A green bush with purple flowers dominates the image in the foreground, with a white observatory building visible in the background. The bush is a desert shrub with a round appearance, and has lots of long thin green leaves. Hundreds of purple flowers with tiny yellow centers are sprinkled among the green leaves. The observatory building in the background sits on a light brown, rocky, desert site. The building has a long white main section and silver shiny dome on top, and the overall dimensions resemble a foot and an ankle.
    Flowers in Bloom
  • A large observatory building on a rocky hill on the left opposes a smaller observatory dome on a separate hill on the right. The top half of the image shows clear blue skies. The large building on the left is white with a silver dome sticking up, and the dome's shutters face right. Two crane arms with baskets lift two sets of workers up to the left side of the dome, while a third crane sits to the right of the large building. A gravel road cuts through the image beneath the small observatory's hill on the right, up to the large building on the left.
    Wide View of Rubin
  • The sun sets behind the service building in multicolored sky filled with thin clouds and a contrail.
    Rubin Observatory with Wispy Clouds
  • A golden cloudy sky dominates the scene behind the dark dome support beams of Rubin Observatory.
    Rubin Observatory Above the Clouds
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