[Interview] Vera Rubin Will Forever Change Astronomy. Here's Exactly How

Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of new asteroids, millions of new supernovae and will change the way we do astronomy with its surveys of the night sky. Here's how it will do all that. 👉 Watch this interview with no YT ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:25 What's happening with Vera Rubin 08:20 What will Vera Rubin be able to see 23:35 Northern Rubin Wen? 30:23 Survey telescopes 45:50 Light pollution and satellite constellations 50:18 Current obsessions 52:54 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/FIJLCwtnKKI 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)