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  • Rubin Observatory in a sunset glow
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the left. The observatory sits against a yellow and orange sky and spotty gray clouds, with rolling purpley mountain ridges fading into the background.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the right. The observatory sits against purple gray cloudy sky, with sunlight shining from the left. Rolling mountain ridges ranging from brown nearby to greenish gray further away.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the right. The observatory sits against the Chilean desert mountain landscape under a cloudy sky. The nearby mountains are brown, with sunlight illuminating them, while the farther mountains appear more blue.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón at sunset. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the right. The observatory sits against purple blue mountains, and the dome glints pink in the setting sunlight
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the left. The observatory sits against a yellow and orange sky and gray clouds, with rolling mountain ridges in varying shades of purple and pink fading into the background.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the right. The observatory sits against firey orange mountains under a gray sky. The dome glints a dazzling orange from the setting sun.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the left. The observatory sits against a yellow and pink sky and gray clouds, with rolling mountain ridges in varying shades of blue fading into the background.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Drone view of Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending toward us and slightly to the left. The observatory sits against a yellow and pink sky and gray clouds, with rolling mountain ridges in varying shades of blue fading into the background.
    Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024
  • Rays of the setting sun appear to emanate from Rubin Observatory atop its desert mountain summit. The clear sky takes up 75% of the image, and light rays from the setting sun radiate from the center horizon like spokes on a wheel. The boot-shaped observatory, with long white service building pointing left and angular silver dome sticking up, sits atop a shadowed summit on the right. Lower altitude mountain ridges recede into the distance.
    Sunset at Cerro Pachón in February 2024
  • Rubin Observatory features prominently in the center of this drone video atop its Chilean desert summit on Cerro Pachón. The sky is clear blue, and the setting sun initially glows from the right, shifting left as the drone flies clockwise around the observatory. A large crane sits next to the observatory with its arm extended, looking small compared to the observatory building. The desert mountains recede into the distance, interspersed with hazy atmosphere.
    Drone video of Rubin in December 2023
  • Rubin Observatory glows golden orange at sunset. The boot-shaped observatory, with its long low service building and angular silver dome, is oriented to the right and sits among construction equipment and shipping containers. The reflective dome shines brightly with orange sunlight. The summit ridge extends back on the right side of the image, with a couple other telescope domes visible. The Chilean desert mountains continue into the background beneath a blue sky.
    Rubin Sunset December 2023
  • Rubin Observatory glows golden orange at sunset. The boot-shaped observatory, with its long low service building and angular silver dome, is oriented to the right and slightly away from us, and sits among construction equipment and shipping containers. The reflective dome shines brightly with orange sunlight. The summit ridge extends back and to the left, with a couple other telescope domes visible. The Chilean desert mountains continue into the background beneath a blue sky.
    Rubin Sunset December 2023
  • A sunset drone shot of Rubin Observatory from behind, atop its desert mountain site on Cerro Pachón. A white crane with arm extended sits in front of the observatory. The smaller dome of the nearby Auxiliary Telescope is visible to the left, with a dirt road between it and the main observatory. The Chilean desert mountain ridges recede into the distance under a blue sky. The peaks on the left are higher in elevation than those on the right.
    Rubin December 2023
  • Rubin Observatory stands prominently in the center of this image atop its Chilean desert summit on Cerro Pachón. The sky is clear blue, and the setting sun glows from the left, illuminating the left side of the observatory. A large crane sits to the right of the observatory with its arm extended, looking small compared to the observatory building. The foreground summit area is shadowed, and the desert mountains recede into the distance, interspersed with hazy atmosphere. The telescopes of the neighboring Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory are visible as tiny bumps on a distant summit to the right.
    Rubin Sunset December 2023
  • A small round telescope dome sits on a flattened desert summit area under a clear blue sky. The view is from a higher summit, looking down on the telescope. The brown Chilean desert mountain ridges recede into the background like crinkled paper. A nearby, larger telescope dome peeks over a nearby ridge to the right.
    AuxTel December 2023
  • Rubin Observatory on top of its summit site on Cerro Pachón against a sunset scene. The observatory building is an angular silver dome on top of a long building extending to the left. The observatory, a tall crane, and the foreground hill they sit on are silhouetted against a yellow and orange sky, with rolling mountain ridges in varying shades of purple and blue fading into the background. The sun isn't quite set yet, peeking half above the horizon directly to the right of the observatory.
    Rubin Observatory at Sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a dark late-twilight sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image, and fades from dark blue on the right to purple on the left, with a hint of yellow on the left horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, with a single large point, the planet Venus, to the upper left of the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image, darkened so that details are hard to pick out. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a darkening, late-twilight sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image, and fades from dark blue on the right toward purple on the left, with a hint of yellow on the left horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, with a single large point, the planet Venus, directly over the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image, and is dark enough that some details are hard to pick out. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin Observatory under a blue and pink sunset sky. Venus appears as a bright point directly overhead. The bottom third of the image is a rocky landscape. The observatory building sits atop the landscape and has a white base and silver angular dome. To the right is a white crane. Just above the landscape and behind the observatory building are some gray clouds near the horizon.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a dark late-twilight sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image and is a uniform dark blue, with a hint of orange on the left horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, with a single large point, the planet Venus, just to left above the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image, darkened so that details are hard to pick out. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a pink sunset sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image and fades from dark blue, to pink, and finally to yellow on the left horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, with a single large point, the planet Venus, directly above the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image, orange-hued but darkened so that details are hard to pick out. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a late sunset sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image, and fades from dark blue on the right to purple on the left, with yellow along the horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, with a single large point, the planet Venus, directly above the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image, darkened so that details are hard to pick out. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • A white observatory building with shiny silver dome sits on a rocky site under a pink sunset sky. A second small dome sits on a neighboring hill. The sky fills the top half of the image and fades from blue in the top right to a vivid orange on the left horizon. Tiny pinpricks of stars are scattered in the sky, and wispy clouds fan from the left horizon. A single large point, the planet Venus, shines brightly through the clouds to the upper left of the observatory. The brown, rocky desert landscape fills the bottom half of the image. A collection of shipping containers are lined up side by side in the lower right.
    Rubin Observatory and Venus at sunset
  • An observatory building sits atop a dark rocky summit under sunset skies. The image is divided into seven vertical slices showing seven days' worth of sunsets in a single image, from March 2 on left all the way to March 8 on the right. Each sunset varies in tones of blue, pink, purple, and orange
    A Week of Sunsets at Rubin Observatory
  • Three people stand in front of a metal railing at sunset, with an observatory building silhouetted in the background. The person on the left has long brown hair and is wearing an orange construction vest and blue jeans. The middle person has short silver hair and is wearing a bright orange long sleeve shirt and gray pants. The person on the right has long dark hair in a braid, and is wearing a blue fleece jacket and dark pants. Next to the building in the background is a tall crane. The sunset skies fade from pink in the upper right to yellow in the lower left.
    Group Pic on the Summit
  • A view of Rubin Observatory with the sun setting behind it and layers of orange sky at the horizon
    Rubin Observatory December 2022
  • The sliver of a crescent moon hangs above a dark horizon next to a silhouetted Rubin Observatory amid a firey orange sky
    A crescent moon at sunset
  • Wide view of the Rubin Observatory facility and smaller surrounding buildings against an orange and purple twilight sky
    Rubin Observatory at twilight
  • The sun sets behind the service building in multicolored sky filled with thin clouds and a contrail.
    Rubin Observatory with Wispy Clouds
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