“This has an eight-meter mirror, which is one of the largest in the world, and that allows the Rubin telescope to collect a lot of light in a relatively short amount of time, allowing us to see ... quite faint objects,”

Matthew Holman · said 2026-10-27 · reported 2026-10-27

Holman described the Vera C. Rubin Observatory telescope's eight-meter mirror and its ability to collect light rapidly to detect faint objects.