The Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases its first image./Courtesy of Vera C. Rubin Observatory

This is the first image publicly released by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE) from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. It captures a sky filled with stars in the direction of Sagittarius, where the center of our galaxy is located, with a width of over 4 degrees. The photo includes the famous nebulae Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula) and Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula).

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