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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. 

 

Thursday, November 7, 2019

LSST was featured in a November 7th article in Symmetry Magazine describing the challenges posed by LSST’s enormous data output, and the solutions being developed by the LSST Data Management team. Read the article at this link

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Earlier this year a new funding model for LSST operations was announced. Since then the team has been working hard to flesh out the details of the model. Part of that work was to set up a process to get proposals from current International Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) holders. We're please to announce that this process is now being kicked off!

Timeline

October 31, 2019

Invitation to current MOA holders and interested groups

November 22, 2019

Letters of Intent due

March 31, 2020

Proposals due

May 31, 2020

Evaluation feedback provided

Summer 2020

Iterate to convergence on draft agreement text


For more details and background information please refer to the post on the community forum.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

PROJECT & SCIENCE NEWS - NOTICIAS DEL PROYECTO Y LA CIENCIA

Our thoughts are with our Chile-based colleagues during the recent period of social instability. All LSST staff and their families, as well as contractors and visitors, are safe, and we have stayed in frequent contact with them since the unrest in Chile began. 

A team from EIE Group and Phase Motion Control has arrived on the summit to start up and test the LSST Dome azimuth drives. As of last week, the bogies had undergone final alignment, installation/connection of drives was complete, and the dome was successfully rotating under power with a provisional friction drive system in place of the final rack-and-piñon system. A short video of the dome rotating is available at this link.  

The carousel and back flange of the LSST filter exchange system, which were recently transported by plane from Paris, France, have safely arrived at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA. The back flange has now been fitted to the camera body—these are the two largest pieces of the camera assembly—for early metrology activities. 

As part of the LSST survey strategy optimization effort, a new series of simulated surveys has been released; the full announcement is available at this link. There will be further discussion of these simulations and their trade-offs on community.lsst.org. Log in and make your voice heard! 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France Cordova and Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar visited La Serena and the LSST summit construction site on October 18th and 19th. It was a quiet day on the summit, as dome bogie alignment was in progress, but the visit was a great opportunity to see the accomplishments at the base facility and the summit. Both indicated being highly impressed with the evident progress.

The Data Management (DM) team will facilitate 2019 DM Boot Camp in Princeton, New Jersey, on November 12-14. Tutorials and lectures will be lead by current DM team members, and will be geared towards the new scientists who have joined the Data Release Pipelines (DRP) team, but attendance is open to everyone. More details, including remote streaming information, are available at this link

PERSONNEL NEWS

Clare Saunders and Arun Kannawadi joined the Data Management group as Data Release Pipelines (DRP) Software Scientists on October 15th. Based at Princeton, Clare and Arun will be developing the Data Release Science Pipelines for LSST. 

George Gomez joined the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) team in the role of Web Developer on October 21st. George will contribute to EPO’s mission by building web-based interactive tools and visualizations for use in classrooms and by the general public, with special consideration for accessibility and mobile platforms.

Jeff Carlin was promoted from his current position as Precursor Science Postdoc to a new role as Science Validation Scientist, effective September 29th. In this role, Jeff will plan and execute acceptance test campaigns to verify that DM products meet the requirements laid out in the DM Science Requirements Document. Additionally, he will work with the science community to conduct validation campaigns to ensure that the DM systems are enabling the science LSST was designed to accomplish.

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

 

2019

 

November 6-8

Kavli Petabytes to Science Data Inclusion Revolution Workshop, Boston, MA

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 22-23

AMCL Meeting, SLAC, CA

March 17-19

LSST Algorithms Workshop, Princeton, NJ


NOTICIAS DEL PROYECTO Y LA CIENCIA

Nuestros pensamientos están con nuestros colegas con en Chile durante el reciente período de inestabilidad social. Todo el personal de LSST y sus familias, así como los contratistas y visitantes, están a salvo, y nos hemos mantenido en contacto frecuente con ellos desde que comenzaron los disturbios en Chile.  

Un equipo de EIE Group y Phase Motion Control llegó al sitio para iniciar y probar las unidades de acimut del Domo de LSST.  La semana pasada, los bogies se sometieron a una alineación final, se completó la instalación/conexión de los accionamientos y el domo giraba con éxito bajo energía con un sistema de accionamiento de fricción provisional en lugar del sistema final de rack y piñón. Un video corto de la rotación del domo está disponible en este enlace link 

El carrusel y la brida trasera del sistema de intercambio de filtros LSST, los cuales fueron transportados recientemente en avión desde París, Francia, llegaron seguros al Laboratorio Nacional de Aceleradores SLAC en Menlo Park, CA. La brida trasera ahora se ha instalado en el cuerpo de la cámara – estas son las dos piezas más grandes del conjunto de la cámara – para las primeras actividades de metrología. 

Como parte del esfuerzo de optimización de la estrategia de estudios de LSST, se ha lanzado una nueva serie de estudios simulados; El anuncio completo está disponible en este enlace link. Habrá más discusión sobre estas simulaciones y sus compensaciones en community.lsst.org. Inicia sesión y haz que se escuche tu voz! 

El Director de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF), France Cordova y el Subsecretario de Ciencias del Departamento de Energía (DOE), Paul Dabbar, visitaron La Serena y el sitio de construcción de LSST los días 18 y 19 de octubre. Fue un día tranquilo en el sitio, ya que la alineación del bogie de la cúpula estaba en progreso, pero la visita fue una gran oportunidad para ver los logros en el Base Facility y en el cerro. Ambos indicaron estar muy impresionados con el progreso evidente.

El equipo de Gestión de Datos (DM) llevara a cabo el DM Boot Camp 2019 en Princeton, Nueva Jersey, del 12 al 14 de noviembre. Los tutoriales y conferencias serán dirigidos por los miembros actuales del equipo de DM y estarán orientados a los nuevos científicos que se han unido al equipo de Data Release Pipelines (DRP), pero la asistencia está abierta para todos. Más detalles, incluyendo la información de transmisión remota, están disponibles en este enlace link

NOTICIAS DE PERSONAL

Clare Saunders y Arun Kannawadi se unieron al grupo de Gestión de Datos como Científicos en Software de Pipelines de Liberación de Datos (DRP) el 15 de octubre. Con base en Princeton, Clare y Arun desarrollarán los Pipelines de Liberación de Datos Científicos para LSST.  

George Gómez se unió al equipo de Educación y Difusión Pública (EPO) en el rol de Desarrollador Web el 21 de octubre. George contribuirá a la misión de EPO mediante la creación de herramientas y visualizaciones interactivas basadas en la web para su uso en las aulas y por el público en general, con especial consideración en la accesibilidad y plataformas móviles.

Jeff Carlin fue promovido de su puesto actual como Precursor Science Postdoc a un nuevo puesto de Científico de Validación de Ciencias, el 29 de septiembre. En este rol, Jeff planificará y ejecutará campañas de prueba de aceptación para verificar que los productos DM cumplan con los requisitos establecidos en el Documento de Requisitos Científicos de DM. Además, trabajará con la comunidad científica para llevar a cabo campañas de validación para garantizar que los sistemas DM estén habilitando la ciencia que LSST fue diseñada para lograr.

PRÓXIMAS REUNIONES con PARTICIPACIÓN LSST 

(aquellas con asterisco * están financiadas por LSSTC ): 

2019

 

6-8 de Noviembre

Taller Kavli Petabytes to Science Data Inclusion Revolution, Boston, MA

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

22-23 de Enero

Reunion AMCL, SLAC, CA

 17-19 de Marzo

LSST Algorithms Workshop, Princeton, NJ

 

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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

On October 1st, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) launched NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NSF’s OIR Lab), which integrates operations of all of NSF’s nighttime astronomical facilities. LSST Operations will be one of the five facilities included in this new organization.

The LSST Primary/Tertiary Mirror (M1M3) cell assembly has been successfully integrated with the M1M3 mirror surrogate inside the LSST summit facility building. On October 10th, the mirror surrogate was lifted off the cell’s static supports with the system of hardpoints and pneumatic actuators that will support the weight of the mirror during telescope operations. Many LSST team members in Tucson, La Serena, and Cerro Pachón contributed to this exciting milestone, and photos of the event are available in the LSST Gallery. 

The filter exchange system for the LSST Camera has left IN2P3 in Paris, France in early October for delivery to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA. The filter exchange system is the product of more than 224,000 hours of collaborative work, over a decade, by five IN2P3 CNRS labs. The system holds and switches five filters within the camera to observe in different wavelengths, and a sixth filter is manually replaced in the system periodically for the full spectral coverage. The entire filter exchange system consists of several parts; the carousel and back flange left Paris by plane and will arrive at SLAC soon. The other elements of the system, including the autochanger and the loader, left on October 7th for a long journey of 35 days at sea to arrive in Oakland, California and then on to SLAC. Follow @LSST_France on twitter for info and updates. 

At SLAC, the LSST Camera team recently used a mass simulator to test the assembly  stand for the telescope’s 3,200-megapixel digital camera. Get more information and watch the video at this link

Save the date: the LSST Project will host the LSST Algorithms Workshop in Princeton, NJ, on March 17-19, 2020, on the topic of image processing and algorithms for LSST. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum for the presentation of the algorithmic challenges faced by LSST, and to solicit feedback and ideas as to how these algorithms can best meet the scientific needs of the community. For info, visit the workshop website.

Registration is now open for Towards Science in Chile with LSST 2019, which will take place December 9-10 in Chile. This is the fifth in an annual series of successful workshops to help prepare the Chilean community for the large volume of data coming from LSST. The two-day workshop will feature tutorial sessions about the different tools that are, and will be, available to the community. More info is available at this link, register by November 15th. 

LSST IN THE MEDIA

The LSST Camera team and its work at SLAC was recently featured in a popular YouTube video from the series “Physics Girl.” The video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the unveiling of the LSST camera lenses in the clean room at SLAC, and features interviews with LSST Project members Margaux Lopez and Aaron Roodman. Watch the video at this link

INFORMATION FOR PROJECT MEMBERS

Don’t forget, you can submit photos for this year’s “A Day in the Life of LSST Construction” (DITL) video until October 18th! Click here for details on how to submit your photos. DITL videos from previous years can be viewed at this link

A JIRA-based workflow is now in place for those traveling to Chile. The first step is still to submit a Travel Request via the Reqless system. Once that TR is approved, the traveler will receive an email notification that prompts them to submit planning details through JIRA. 

PERSONNEL NEWS

Lee Kelvin joined the Data Management (DM) subsystem as Data Release Pipelines Software Scientist on October 1st. As a member of the DM team, Lee will help develop the Data Release Pipelines, with an initial focus on sky background estimation.

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2019

 

November 6-8

Kavli Petabytes to Science Data Inclusion Revolution Workshop, Boston, MA

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 22-23

AMCL Meeting, SLAC, CA

March 17-19

LSST Algorithms Workshop, Princeton, NJ

 

Friday, October 4, 2019

The LSST Camera team and its work at SLAC was recently featured in a popular YouTube video from the series “Physics Girl.” The video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the unveiling of the LSST camera lenses in the clean room at SLAC, and features interviews with LSST Project members Margaux Lopez and Aaron Roodman. Watch the video at this link

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

October 1, 2019 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) are proud to announce the launch of integrated operations of all of NSF’s nighttime astronomical facilities under NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory. LSST Operations is one of the five facilities included in this new organization.

NSF's OIR Lab provides a fantastic opportunity for staff working on LSST Operations and for LSST’s science community. NSF's OIR Lab provides a strategic framework to share resources with other AURA/NSF Centers to maximize LSST science and make the OIR Lab the world leader in ground based survey science and time domain science. Deeper connections among NSF's OIR Lab's scientists, engineers, and administrative professionals will enable more robust operations, create new opportunities to share and expand on technical and scientific capabilities like follow up networks, and will provide future opportunities for staff growth and development beyond the LSST Survey.

According to Patrick McCarthy, recently selected as Director for NSF's OIR Lab,“Integrating these facilities into one multi-mission center brings together diverse pathways for astronomical exploration, facilitates community coordination, and enables the discoveries of the future. The integrated center will also stimulate new domestic and international collaborations and provide additional opportunities for staff while expanding scientific capabilities and improving the experience for users.”

The full press release announcing the launch of NSF's OIR Lab is available at this link.

 

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

PROJECT & SCIENCE NEWS - NOTICIAS DE PROYECTO Y CIENCIA

The LSST Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) is on the summit! The TMA was successfully transported from the port in Coquimbo to Cerro Pachón during the week following its arrival in Chile on September 7th. The 26 disassembled pieces of the TMA were transported to the summit with a fleet of 9 trucks and 12 trailers. Read more about the move in this recent news item, and view photos in the LSST Gallery

The L1-L2 lens assembly, which consists of two of the three lenses for the LSST Camera, has arrived at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory after being shipped from Arizona Optical Systems (AOS) in Tucson, AZ. The L1L2  contract was managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and the lens assembly was built by Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, and its subcontractor AOS in Tucson. L1, which is 1.57 meters (5.1 feet) in diameter, is believed to be the largest high-performance optical lens ever fabricated. Read the details in this article by LLNL. Photos of the lens assembly arriving at SLAC can be viewed at this link

The AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) met on September 11-13, 2019, in La Serena, Chile. The AMCL, AURA's oversight and advocacy committee for LSST, meets three times a year. The meeting included a well-received tour of the LSST summit facility construction site on Cerro Pachón; for some members it was their very first visit to the site. Photos from the tour are available in the LSST Gallery. 

On September 19th, at the joint meeting of the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) and the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) Conference, a very well attended LSST splinter session took place, titled, “Getting Ready for LSST: 5+million small bodies, 1+billion observations.” Participants enjoyed presentations on project status, specific solar system science data products, and Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) activities as well as synergies with European space missions. Presentations are available here, and photos are available in the LSST Gallery. 

INFORMATION FOR PROJECT MEMBERS

Don’t forget, Friday, October 4th is the date to take a photo of something interesting or representative of your work for this year’s “A Day in the Life of LSST Construction” (DITL) video! Click here for details on how to submit your photos. DITL videos from previous years can be viewed at this link

PERSONNEL NEWS

Penn State is adding new open-rank faculty positions to build on existing excellence in astrophysics, through a cluster hire with a theme of Data Sciences for application to large astronomical surveys such as LSST. More information about these positions can be found here.

Current job openings with LSST are available on the LSST hiring website

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2019

 

September 26-27

Midwest Workshop on Supernovae and Transients, Columbus, OH

September 30-October 4

Managing Follow-up Observations in the Era of ZTF and LSST Workshop, Pasadena, CA*

October 7-9

Untangle the Skein with Scarlet: LSST De-blending Pipeline Application Workshop, Naples, Italy

November 6-8

Kavli Petabytes to Science Data Inclusion Revolution Workshop, Boston, MA

2020

 

January 4-8

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

January 22-23

AMCL Meeting, SLAC, CA


NOTICIAS DE PROYECTO Y CIENCIA

¡El Conjunto de Montaje del Telescopio LSST (TMA) está en el cerro! El TMA fue transportado con éxito desde el puerto de Coquimbo a Cerro Pachón durante la semana después de su llegada a Chile el 7 de septiembre. Las 26 piezas desmontadas del TMA fueron transportadas al cerro con una flota de 9 camiones y 12 remolques. Lea más sobre el movimiento en esta reciente noticia news item, y vea fotos en la Galería de LSST LSST Gallery

El montaje del lente L1-L2, que consta de dos de los tres lentes para la cámara LSST, llegó al Laboratorio Nacional de Aceleradores SLAC después de ser enviado desde Arizona Optical Systems (AOS) en Tucson, AZ. El contrato L1L2  fue administrado por el Laboratorio Nacional Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), y el montaje del lente fue construido por Ball Aerospace en Boulder, Colorado, y su subcontratista AOS en Tucson. Se cree que L1, que tiene 1,57 metros (5,1 pies) de diámetro, es el lente óptico de alto rendimiento más grande fabricado. Lea los detalles en este artículo this article de LLNL. Las fotos del montaje del lente que llegan a SLAC se pueden ver en este enlace link

El Consejo de Gerencia de AURA para LSST (AMCL) se reunió del 11 al 13 de septiembre, 2019 en La Serena, Chile. AMCL, el comité de supervisión y apoyo de AURA para LSST, se reúne tres veces al año. La reunión incluyó un recorrido bien recibido por el sitio de construcción de la instalación de LSST en Cerro Pachón; para algunos miembros fue su primera visita al sitio. Las fotos del recorrido están disponibles en la Galería LSST. 

El 19 de septiembre, en la reunión conjunta del Congreso Europeo de Ciencia Planetaria (EPSC) y la Conferencia de la División de Ciencias Planetarias (DPS) de la AAS , se llevó a cabo una sesión de LSST muy concurrida titulada, " Preparándose para LSST: 5 + millones cuerpos pequeños, 1 + mil millones de observaciones. ” “Getting Ready for LSST: 5+million small bodies, 1+billion observations.” Los participantes disfrutaron de presentaciones sobre el estado del proyecto, productos de datos científicos específicos del sistema solar, y actividades de Colaboración Científica del Sistema Solar (SSSC), así como sinergias con las misiones espaciales europeas. Las presentaciones están disponibles aquí here, y las fotos están disponibles en la Galería LSST LSST Gallery. 

INFORMACIÓN PARA MIEMBROS DEL PROYECTO

¡No olvide que el viernes 4 de octubre es la fecha para tomar una foto de algo interesante o representativo de su trabajo para el video de este año “Un Día en la Vida de la Construcción de LSST" (DITL)! Haga clic aquí here para obtener detalles sobre cómo enviar sus fotos. Los videos DITL de años anteriores se pueden ver en este enlace link.  

NOTICIAS DE PERSONAL

Penn State está agregando nuevos puestos de facultad de rango abierto para construir sobre la excelencia existente en la astrofísica, a través de un conglomerado de contrataciones con un tema de Ciencias de Datos para su aplicación en grandes estudios astronómicos como LSST. Puede encontrar más información sobre estos puestos aquí here.

Las ofertas de trabajo actuales con LSST están disponibles en el sitio web website de contratación de LSST. 

PRÓXIMAS REUNIONES CON PARTICIPACIÓN de LSST 

(aquellas con asterisco * son financiadas por LSSTC):

2019

 

26-27 de septiembre

Taller del Medio Oeste sobre Supernovas y Transitorias, Columbus, OH

30 de septiembre-4 de octubre

Taller Managing Follow-up Observations in the Era of ZTF and LSST, Pasadena, CA*

7-9 de octubre

Taller Untangle the Skein with Scarlet: LSST De-blending Pipeline Application, Napoles, Italia

6-8 de Noviembre

Taller Kavli Petabytes to Science Data Inclusion Revolution, Boston, MA

2020

 

4-8 de Enero

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

22-23 de Enero

Reunion AMCL, SLAC, CA

 

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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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