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Alan Boyle
Alan Boyle
@alanboyle@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

On its first night of operation, an astronomical alert system developed at the University of Washington sent out 800,000 notifications about changes in the night sky detected by the #RubinObservatory. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-observatory-data-alert/ #Space #Astronomy

Illustration: Data alerts indicated on the night sky with the Rubin Observatory in the mountains below
Illustration: Data alerts indicated on the night sky with the Rubin Observatory in the mountains below
Illustration: Data alerts indicated on the night sky with the Rubin Observatory in the mountains below
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Rubin Observatory sends out thousands of data alerts with an assist from Seattle astronomers

A software system has begun sending out alerts about moving asteroids, exploding stars and other phenomena detected by the Rubin Observatory.
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