RSVP to the Watch Party!
We hope you will attend the Rubin First Look Watch Party at Duke, taking place at the Duke Devils Deck at Wallace Wade Stadium on Monday, June 23, from 9AM to 1PM. On the following survey, please submit your RSVP for the event.
The Rubin First Look unveiling event features the release of the first images from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The unveiling primary event will be held at 11AM EDT on Monday, 23 June 2025, in the Fred Kavli Auditorium at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington DC. Rubin First Look Watch Parties will live stream the unveiling - in addition to Duke, watch parties will take place at partner institutions, planetariums, museums, libraries, universities, and other organizations in the U.S., Chile, and around the world.
Please note: there are pay-by-phone parking spaces available on Basset Dr, Science Drive Visitor Lot, as well as the JB Duke Hotel (attached to Science Drive Garage). A map to the watch party venue will be provided to confirmed attendees closer to the event.