Join Rubin Observatory’s 3200-Megapixel Group Photo!

Will I be notified when the final photo is released?
Yes! If you enter a valid email address in the submission form we will include you in our notification email.

What is the deadline to submit?
May 14, 2025

I missed the deadline, can I still participate?
Unfortunately, we cannot accept submissions after the deadline. However, we encourage you to share in the excitement on social media!

When will we see the final group photo?
We expect to share it within a few weeks of the submission deadline.

How will the final photo be revealed?
The final group photo will be posted on social media and on our website. Make sure you’re following Rubin’s accounts!

Why 3200 megapixels?
Because that’s how many pixels LSST Camera has — it’s the largest camera in the world!

How can I find myself in the final image?
We are planning to create a second version of the final image made using numbers associated with each submission. If you 1) use the Google form to submit your photo, and 2) you provide an email address during submission, we will be able to send you your number!

Where can I get a copy of the final image?
You’ll be able to download the image from our website gallery once it’s released.

I don’t have a google account to submit the google form, can I still participate?
Yes! While we prefer submissions through the Google form, we do have a backup option.

I’m having trouble uploading my photo. What should I do?
We apologize that you’re having issues! Try refreshing your browser or switching browsers, and make sure you’re signed into a valid google account. Ensure you’ve answered the required questions in the form. If the google form still isn’t working, you can try uploading to our backup option at this link. If you still are having issues, please reach out to us using the contact form in the footer of this page.

How do I upload more than one photo?
The google form only allows one file to be submitted at a time. You will need to submit a new form for each photo you want to upload.

What kind of image should I upload?
We can handle any standard image format. Just make sure your photo isn’t larger than 10 megabytes.

Do I have to use a front-facing phone camera, or can I use something else?
You can take the photo however you’d like!

Can I submit a group selfie?
Yes!

Can I submit my photo via social media?
We will only use uploads we receive through the submission form.

Can I submit a photo of someone else?
Make sure that any subjects photographed have given their permission to be submitted.

What happens to my photo after the campaign?
We will delete all individual submissions once the final photo is compiled and released.

These Terms and Conditions (the “T&C”) will set forth the terms upon which THE NSF-DOE VERA C RUBIN OBSERVATORY (the “Rubin Observatory”) may use the information, content, images, and/or photographs (collectively, the “Material(s)”) you submit (“you” or “your”) in connection with the Rubin Observatory 3200-Mpx Group Photo campaign (“Campaign”). In consideration of Rubin Observatory’s efforts to market your participation in the Campaign, you agree as follows:

By submitting your Material for the Campaign (e.g., through #RubinGroupPhoto campaign), you represent and warrant to Rubin Observatory that:

• You have the full and exclusive right and authority to grant the rights granted under these T&C;

• The contents of the Material do not infringe the copyright or otherwise violate any other right of any third party;

• You will not submit any inappropriate, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, discriminatory, tortious, obscene, pornographic or unlawful content in, through or with the Materials;

• You are more than eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in the state in which you reside;

• These T&C do not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on your part; and

• In the event that any other person is depicted in the Materials, such person agrees that Rubin Observatory may use such individual’s name, image, and likeness in connection with and in the same manner as Rubin Observatory’s permitted use of the Materials hereunder.

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You agree that Rubin Observatory will own any derivative works of the Materials created for the Campaign (“Campaign Materials”), and you hereby assign to Rubin Observatory all right, title and interest in the Campaign Materials. You acknowledge that, in the event of any breach of these T&C by Rubin Observatory, the resulting damage, if any, to you will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle you to seek injunctive or other equitable relief for Rubin Observatory’s use of the Materials or Campaign Materials. You waive the right to inspect or approve any finished product in which your likeness from the Materials appears in connection with the Campaign. You also waive any moral rights or “droits moral” you may have in the Materials, Campaign Materials, and/or the use of your name and likeness as granted in these T&C.

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