Program on Rubin Observatory cosmic surveys set Feb. 3
The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society lecture series will host Dr. Sandrine Thomas as she presents “A Powerful Eye on the Changing Cosmos” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3, offered online via Zoom.
A new observatory on a mountaintop in Chile began a survey in 2025 that could transform astronomy. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory uses the largest digital camera ever built to, among other things, reveal anything that changes in the southern sky over time, from asteroids and comets in Earth’s solar system to variable stars, supernova explosions and interstellar objects.
Thomas serves as deputy director for construction and associate director for the Rubin Observatory Summit Operation. She will discuss the Rubin Observatory’s early results, its history and objectives, and the innovative system built to handle the tidal wave of data it produces every day.
To register for the online event, go to tinyurl.com/LPLScienceSpring26 or call the library at 302-645-2733.
The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us lecture series is co-organized and moderated by Colin Norman, former news editor at Science; Fred Dylla, executive director emeritus of the American Institute of Physics and author of “Scientific Journeys”; and Lynda Dylla, former public information officer at the Jefferson Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy.
