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Telescope named after Vera Rubin

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, , Citation 2020 Phys. World 33 (2) 11 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/33/2/21

2058-7058/33/2/11

Abstract

The upcoming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile has been renamed the Vera C Rubin Observatory, making it the first national US observatory to be named after a female astronomer.

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10.1088/2058-7058/33/2/21