Ok, so we held off running this last little section while I waited to see if Vera Rubin observatory would put out a First Light press release. Rubin Observatory did not put out a first light press release. They put out a Facebook post saying “on-sky engineering tests have begun at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory using the world’s largest digital camera!” To me, this sounds like they had first light. In fact, they went on to say, “After installing and testing the LSST Camera, we turned the telescope to the sky—a moment 20 years in the making! Thanks to the years of diligent work from our incredible...
