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Welcome to Rubin Comet Catchers! Update 3 September 2026: Thanks for your super-FAST comet classifications of Rubin data! Wow! And great news: we unearthed MORE special datasets from Rubin’s Early Data Preview 2 data! By popular demand, we are releasing a limited edition workflow for identifying near-Earth objects (NEOs) in Rubin data! These trailed sources — lovingly called sausages — are important to understand for planetary defense, and they can have comet tails too! And don’t worry, comet fans — we also have new images of Centaurs and other populations coming up or already online! All of these are actual Rubin images that the science team figured out a clever way to get at more science! Just how much and what is in there is up to you to discover… we’re super-excited!
Thanks, everyone, for all your hard work! You can always check out this YouTube video featuring Colin on a show he hosts about the upcoming Rubin Observatory and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time! It features Citizen Science, and Clare Higgs of Rubin Education and Public Outreach presents, too! Thanks again, everyone! We cannot do this without you!
我们将向志愿者们展示一些已知的小型太阳系天体(如小行星)的图像,并询问他们是否看到彗尾或彗发(尘埃云)形式的活动证据。其中含有一些由暗能量相机 (DECam) 数据生成的“训练”图像,其余图像均来自鲁宾
和研究团队以及其他志愿者聊一聊吧!
每一次点击都很重要!加入 Rubin彗星探测者 的社区来完成此项目,并帮助研究人员得出重要结果。点击“查看更多统计数据”以了解更多统计信息。
Rubin天文台将通过Rubin彗星探测者项目,发现数量空前的彗星,活跃小行星,和其他罕见的小行星星体!
OrionNAURubin彗星探测者是一项全民科学计划,我们邀请志愿者在浩瀚星空中寻觅那些隐藏的彗星。通过浏览 维拉鲁宾天文台「时空巡天项目」(LSST)生成的影像——史上规模最大的天文普查——参与者将捕捉到彗星活动的信号,比如微弱的尾迹或朦胧的彗发,这些细节暗示了彗星内部挥发性冰的存在。
这些冰冷的星体不仅仅是宇宙中的奇观点缀,它们还携带着地球之水与生命起源的线索。如果志愿者能在成千上万颗小天体中识别出活跃彗星,这将为科学家解锁行星体系诞生与演化之谜提供重要线索——其中也包括我们的家园。
无需任何专业背景——只要一双明亮的眼睛、一份好奇心,以及几分钟的闲暇,便可同我们一道揭开太阳系的神秘。