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The Rubin Observatory/LSST Science Collaborations (SCs) are independent, worldwide communities of scientists, self-organized into collaborations based on their research interests and expertise.  The SCs were formed prior to 2008 to help develop the science case for Rubin Observatory (encapsulated in the LSST Science Book) and advise on the design of the LSST survey.

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This page contains links to various boards and committees and is updated as new groups are formed

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ImSim

Imsim is a software package used to drive simulations of the LSST telescope and survey. Imsim is used both for small scale studies in the DESC Science Collaboration and LSST, and also for large scale data challenges being undertaken in the DESC. It produces simulated images from the 3.25 Giga-Pixel LSST camera which are suitable to be processed through the LSST Data Management pipeline. Imsim simulates the pointing of the telescope with information given by the OpSim program and takes as an input a catalog of astronomical sources from the CatSim package.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

PROJECT & SCIENCE NEWS - NOTICIAS DEL PROYECTO Y DE LA CIENCIA

An update on LSST Data Rights and in-kind contributions is now available; read the details at this link. Additionally, a public draft of the LSST Data Policy has been released on Docushare. Questions and comments about the evolving policy are welcome on community.lsst.org

Social unrest in Chile in October had an impact on LSST construction progress, as nightly curfews and safety concerns required the adjustment of work hours and transportation to and from the summit. LSST Project Manager Victor Krabbendam, who was in Chile on a scheduled visit when civil protests began on October 18th, was able to assist with logistics so that dome work could continue on the summit when possible. Photos from his visit are available in the LSST Gallery. Because the social situation in Chile continues to be unstable, we are still monitoring events closely, communicating frequently with personnel in Chile, and planning work activities on a day-to-day basis depending on the situation.

The assembly team from vendor Asturfeito began summit work on the Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) on October 28th with support from Shawn Callahan, Telescope and Site Technical Manager; Freddy Muñoz, Summit Integration Engineer; and other LSST personnel. Preparation of the top of the pier and installation of safety railings are underway, and a large-capacity exterior crane has been used to install the first TMA elements in and on the pier. 

Early integration of the LSST Camera cart, cable wrap, hexapod rotator and other top-end assemblies has begun on the third level of the summit facility. Photos are available in the LSST Gallery.

CORPORATION NEWS

At the October 2019 face-to-face meeting of the LSST Corporation, new Executive Board Chair Harry Ferguson (Space Telescope Science Institute), and Executive Board Vice Chair Lucas Macri (Texas A&M University) took the reins. Joining Harry and Lucas as new Board Members are Raffaella Margutti (Northwestern University), Adriano Fontana (INAF), and Michael Wood-Vasey (University of Pittsburgh). They look forward to working on the Corporation's mission to advance understanding of the dynamic universe by enabling LSST science through research and education. The Corporation thanks former Board Chairs Suzanne Hawley and David MacFarlane, and retiring Board Members Vicky Kalogera, Connie Rockosi, and Michael Strauss, who ably led the Corporation and navigated many challenges over the past several years.

INFORMATION FOR PROJECT MEMBERS

LSST Project members are encouraged to attend an all-hands meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 14th at 9:00 a.m. PST. Details on remote participation are included in the calendar invite that has been emailed to Project members.

PERSONNEL NEWS

Adrien Thebo joined the LSST Project in the role of IT Systems Engineer on November 1st. Adrien will be part of the IT team in Chile, helping to deploy hardware using Foreman, Puppet, and Kubernetes.

The Data Management (DM) Alert Production Group has an open position for a research engineer with experience in C++ to work on image processing pipelines at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Information is available on the LSST hiring webpage

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2019

 

November 12-14

Data Management Boot Camp 2019

December 9-10

Towards Science in Chile with LSST 2019, Concepción, Chile*

2020

 

January 4-8

American Astronomical Society (AAS) 235th Meeting, Honolulu, HI

January 20-24

Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC) Winter Collaboration Meeting, Tucson, AZ

January 22-23

AMCL Meeting, Tucson, AZ

January 24-25

Project Science Team (PST) Meeting, Tucson, AZ

March 17-19

LSST Algorithms Workshop, Princeton, NJ



NOTICIAS DEL PROYECTO Y DE LA CIENCIA

Una actualización sobre los Derechos de Datos y contribuciones de LSST ya está disponible; lea los detalles en este enlace link. Además, se ha publicado un borrador público de la Política de Datos de LSST en Docushare. Preguntas y comentarios sobre la política en evolución son bienvenidos en community.lsst.org

El descontento social en Chile en octubre tuvo un impacto en el progreso de la construcción de LSST, ya que los toques de queda nocturnos y las preocupaciones de seguridad requirieron ajuste en las horas de trabajo y el transporte hacia y desde el cerro. El Gerente del Proyecto LSST, Victor Krabbendam , que estaba en Chile en una visita programada cuando comenzaron las protestas civiles el 18 de octubre, pudo ayudar con la logística para que el trabajo de la cúpula pudiera continuar en el cerro dentro de lo posible. Las fotos de su visita están disponibles en la Galería de LSST LSST Gallery. Debido a que la situación social en Chile continúa siendo inestable, todavía estamos monitoreando los eventos de cerca, comunicándonos frecuentemente con el personal en Chile y planificando actividades de trabajo día a día dependiendo de la situación.

El equipo de ensamblaje del vendedor Asturfeito comenzó el trabajo del Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) el 28 de octubre en el cerro con el apoyo de Shawn Callahan, Gerente Técnico de Telescopio y Sitio; Freddy Muñoz, Ingeniero de Integración; y otro personal de LSST. La preparación de la parte superior del pier y la instalación de barandas de seguridad están en marcha, y se ha utilizado una grúa exterior de gran capacidad para instalar los primeros elementos de TMA en y sobre el pier. 

La integración temprana del carro de la cámara LSST, envoltura de cable, rotador de hexápodos y otros ensamblajes de alta gama ha comenzado en el tercer nivel de la instalación del cerro. Las fotos están disponibles en la Galería de LSST LSST Gallery.

NOTICIAS DE LA CORPORACION

En la reunión cara a cara de octubre 2019 de la Corporación LSST, el nuevo Presidente de la Junta Ejecutiva, Harry Ferguson (Instituto de Ciencia del Telescopio Espacial), y el Vicepresidente de la Junta Ejecutiva, Lucas Macri (Universidad A&M de Texas ) tomaron las riendas. Uniendose a Harry y Lucas como nuevos miembros de la Junta se encuentran Raffaella Margutti (Universidad del Noroeste), Adriano Fontana (INAF) y Michael Wood-Vasey (Universidad de Pittsburgh). Esperan con ansias trabajar en la misión de la Corporación para avanzar en la comprensión del universo dinámico al habilitar la ciencia de LSST a través de la investigación y la educación. La Corporación agradece a las ex presidentes de la Junta Suzanne Hawley y David MacFarlane, y a los miembros retirados de la Junta Vicky Kalogera, Connie Rockosi y Michael Strauss, quienes lideraron hábilmente la Corporación quienes se enfrentaron a muchos desafíos en los últimos años.

INFORMACIÓN PARA MIEMBROS DEL PROYECTO

Se anima a los miembros del Proyecto LSST a asistir a una reunión general programada para el jueves 14 de noviembre a las 9:00 a.m. PST. Los detalles sobre la participación remota están incluidas en la invitación del calendario que se envió por correo electrónico a los miembros del Proyecto.

NOTICIAS DE PERSONAL

Adrien Thebo se unió al Proyecto LSST en el rol de Ingeniero de Sistemas de TI el 1 de noviembre. Adrien formará parte del equipo de TI en Chile, ayudando a implementar hardware utilizando Foreman, Puppet y Kubernetes.

El Grupo de Producción de Alertas de Gestión de Datos (DM) tiene un puesto abierto para un ingeniero de investigación con experiencia en C++ para trabajar en pipelines de procesamiento de imágenes en la Universidad de Washington (UW) en Seattle. La información está disponible en la página web de contratación de LSST webpage.

PRÓXIMAS REUNIONES con PARTICIPACIÓN LSST

(aquellas con asterisco * son financiadas por LSSTC):

2019

 

12-14 de Noviembre

Data Management Boot Camp 2019

9-10 de Diciembre

Towards Science in Chile with LSST 2019, Concepción, Chile*

2020

 

4-8 de Enero

American Astronomical Society (AAS) 235th Meeting, Honolulu, HI

20-24 de Enero

Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC) Reunión Winter Collaboration, Tucson, AZ

22-23 de Enero

Reunión AMCL, SLAC, CA

24-25 de Enero

Reunión Equipo Científico del Proyecto, Tucson, AZ

 17-19 de Marzo

LSST Algorithms Workshop, Princeton, NJ

 

Friday, November 8, 2019

November 5, 2019 - This video captures an energizing milestone: the LSST Dome is moving! A team from EIE Group and Phase Motion Control was on the Summit from October 21 through 25 to start up and test the LSST Dome azimuth drives. The bogies (the assemblies of axles and wheels on which the dome rotates) were aligned, and the drives that power the dome were installed and connected.

During Operations, the LSST Dome will be powered by a rack-and-pinion system. The provisional friction-drive system which has now been implemented is being used for initial rotation to allow the positioning of the dome aperture, and to allow use of the interior crane as required for Telescope Mount installation. 

 

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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).
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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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