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The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe on Monday, revealing colourful nebulas, stars, and galaxies. The images were taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located atop Cerro Pachón in Chile.
The observatory, jointly funded by the US National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, unveiled the debut images at an event in Washington, D.C.
One of the standout photos is a composite of 678 exposures taken over seven hours, showing the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in vivid pinks and oranges. These nebulae lie…
