Vera C. Rubin Observatory "First Look" Watch Party
See the first frames of the greatest cosmic movie ever told
Event Details
Date
Monday, June 23, 2025
Time
10-11:30 a.m.
Location
2241 Chamberlin Hall
Description
Over the next ten years, Rubin Observatory will create the ultimate movie of the night sky using the largest camera ever built — repeatedly scanning the sky to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe. Join Keith Bechtol, a UW–Madison physics professor and the Rubin Observatory's System Verification and Validation Scientist, and others as we celebrate the international release of the first frames.
Cost
Free and open to the public
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3051 (voice only) or email saperdue@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.