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17Feb2017

Friday, February 17, 2017

PROJECT NEWS - Para español, vea abajo

New drone images from the summit of Cerro Pachón show the rapid progress of LSST construction. You can see the circular lower enclosure with the telescope pier inside, the elevator shaft, and the (long rectangular) service building. The third image shows white siding going up on the lower enclosure and progress on the foundation for the Auxiliary Telescope. Inside the facilities building windows are appearing, drywall is going up and cable trays are being installed. The summit team has one month to get ready for the start of Dome installation. Telescopes in the background are (L-R) SOAR, and Gemini South. Thanks to LSST Telescope & Site Assembly, Integration, and Verification (AIV) Manager Jacques Sebag for obtaining these pictures during a recent visit. 

A paper entitled "The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope as a Near-Earth Object Discovery Machine” by Lynne Jones et al. has been submitted to Icarus, a peer-reviewed journal devoted to Solar System research. This completes an extensive study, also submitted by the Project to NASA, of LSST’s capabilities as an NEO/PHA discovery machine. The study confirms that LSST, deployed with its baseline cadence, is capable of making a major contribution to retiring the risk of asteroid impact.

PERSONNEL NEWS

Corey Eichelberger has joined the Data Management subsystem as part of NCSA's Network Engineering and Research division; he will devote a portion of his time to supporting networking for LSST systems being constructed and operated at NCSA.  Corey comes to LSST from the University of Northern Iowa where he served as a Network Engineer for 2.5 years. 

CORPORATION NEWS

Applications are now open for the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program! The LSSTC DSFP is a supplement to graduate education in astronomy, intended to teach astronomy graduate students essential skills for dealing with big data. To learn more about the program please visit our website; direct link to application is here.   Application deadline is March 15, 2017. 

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2017

 

February 27 – March 2  

Detecting the Unexpected: Discovery in the Era of Astronomically Big Data*, STScI, Baltimore, MD

March 6 - 8

LSST Joint Technical Meeting, Glendale, CA

March 13 - 15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How? *
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

March 20 – 23

ASTRO: Time Series Analysis for Synoptic Surveys and Gravitational Wave
Astronomy, International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, India

April 3 - 5

LSSTC F2F Board Meeting and Hill Visits, Washington, DC

April  6 & 7

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Washington, DC

April 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week *, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

May 1 – 3

NSF Large Facilities Workshop, Baton Rouge and Livingston, LA

May 1 – 5

AURA Board and Member Representatives Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ

May 12 - 13

LSST Detection of Optical Counterparts of Gravitational Waves*, BNL.  Contact Morgan May for additional information. 

May 22 – 25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

May 31 - June 2

Supernovae:  The LSST Revolution Workshop *, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

June 12 – 16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data,* IN2P3 Computing Center, Lyon, France

July 10 - 14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Brookhaven National Lab

August 14 – 18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

November 7 – 9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee, La Serena, Chile


Noticias del Proyecto

Nuevas imágenes de drone drone images desde la cima de Cerro Pachón muestran el rápido progreso de la construcción de LSST. Se puede ver el Lower Enclosure circular con el Pier del telescopio al interior, el espacia para el ascensor, y el (largo y rectangular) edificio de servicios. La tercera imagen muestra la fachada blanca en el Lower Enclosure y el progreso en la fundación para el Telescopio Auxiliar. Al interior del edificio de servicios están apareciendo ventanas, el yeso y bandejas de cables se están instalando. El equipo del sitio tiene un mes para prepararse para el inicio de la instalación del Domo. En el fondo están los telescopios (I-D) SOAR, y Gemini Sur. Gracias al Gerente de Ensamblaje, Integreacion y Verificación de Telescopio & Sitio (AIV), Jacques Sebag por obtener estas imágenes durante su reciente visita.  

Un documento titulado "El Gran Telescopio de Estudio Sinóptico como una Máquina de Descubrimiento de Objetos Cercanos a la Tierra" por Lynne Jones et al. ha sido presentado a Icarus, una revista dedicada a las investigaciones del Sistema Solar. Esto completa un amplio estudio, presentado también por el Proyecto a la NASA, de las capacidades de LSST como una máquina de descubrimiento NEO/PHA. El estudio confirma que LSST, desplegado con su cadencia de referencia, es capaz de realizar una importante contribución a la eliminación del riesgo de impacto de un asteroide.

Noticias de Personal

Corey Eichelberger se ha sumado al subsistema de Gestión de Datos como parte de laRred Ingeniería y División de Investigación de NCSA; él va a dedicar una parte de su tiempo a apoyar el establecimiento de redes para sistemas LSST que están siendo construidos y operados en NCSA. Corey viene a LSST de la Universidad de Northern Iowa, donde se desempeñó como Ingeniero de Redes durante 2,5 años.  

Noticias de la Corporación

Las postulaciones están abiertas para el Programa de Becas LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program! El LSSTC DSFP es un suplemento de educación a graduados en astronomía, dirigido a enseñar a estudiantes de astronomía graduados las habilidades esenciales para tratar con grandes volúmenes de datos. Para obtener más información sobre el programa, visite nuestro sitio web our website; el enlace directo a la postulación es aquí here.   Fecha límite de postulación es el 15 de Marzo, 2017. 

Próximas Reuniones con Participación de LSST 

(aquellos con un asterisco* son financiados por LSSTC):

2017:

 

Febrero 27-Marzo 2

Detecting the Unexpected: Discovery in the Era of Astronomically Big Data*, STScI, Baltimore, MD

Marzo 6-8

Reunión Conjunta Técnica de LSST, IPAC, Pasadena, CA

Marzo 13-15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How? *
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

Marzo 20-23

ASTRO: Time Series Analysis for Synoptic Surveys and Gravitational Wave
Astronomy, International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, India

Abril 3-5

Reunión de la Junta y Visitas de Hill LSSTC F2F, Washington, DC

Abril  6 & 7

Reunión Consejo de Gerencia AURA para LSST (AMCL), Washington, DC

Abril 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week*, Laboratorio Nacional de Acelerador Fermi

Mayo 1-3

Taller de Gran Instalaciones de NSF, Baton Rouge y Livingston, LA

Mayo 1-5

Reunión Anual de la Junta de AURA y Miembros Representantes, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 12-13

LSST Detection of Optical Counterparts of Gravitational Waves*, BNL.  Contactar a Morgan May para obterner informacion adicional. 

Mayo 22-25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 31-Junio 2

Supernovae Workshop *, Northwestern University, IL

Junio 12-16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data, Lyon, France

Julio 10-14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Brookhaven National Lab

Agosto 14-18

Taller de Proyecto & Comunidad LSST 2017, Tucson, AZ

Noviembre 7-9

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad, La Serena, Chile

 

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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