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Friday, March 17, 2017

PROJECT NEWS - Para español, vea abajo

A few key LSST hires became effective recently, in particular Amanda Bauer as the new Head of Education and Public Outreach and Wil O’Mullane as the Project Manager for Data Management.  These are in addition to Brian Selvy’s recent promotion to Systems Engineering Manager.  LSST is proud to attract such outstanding talent to the project and confident of great things to come.

The construction images LSST Site Manager Eduardo Serrano sends weekly from Cerro Pachón are amazing!  This week we see progress on the facilities building, work being done on the 7th and 8th level of the structure, white siding on the lower enclosure, and the stairway inside the pier.

At Asturfieto in Spain, the Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) construction continues with a successful trial fit of the Azimuth support on its track.  An Azimuth axial bearing was placed in its position in order to check the interface with support.  Clearances for components assembly were checked and minor adjustments will be made on some parts.  This trial fit proved very useful in preparing for on-site installation in 2018. 

CAID Industries in Tucson is responsible for several main structural components of LSST including the M1M3 weldment (earlier story here).  At this point, CAID has begun final phase of M1M3 Cell machining.  This final phase breaks down the 4400 mirror support system's interface features on the deck plate into multiple machining zones.  This manufacturing technique allows machined features to be precisely located by utilizing a laser tracker and a 3-axis CNC controlled machining head.  In this short video, the DePMaS (Deck Plate Machining System) is mounted directly onto the M1M3 Cell and engraving the LSST logo on a sample piece of material.

In this Facebook post, Object Profile visualized the source code in the LSST Astronomical Framework (afw), one of the core components of LSST Data Management's software. Each colored box is a source code file representing the approximately 250,000 lines of codes written by LSST engineers and scientists. 

Two members of the LSST Science Advisory Committee (SAC) are stepping down after several years of service: Michael Wood-Vasey (U. Pittsburgh) and Marla Geha (Yale University).  We are sorry to see them go, and thank them for their substantial contributions to the SAC deliberations.  New members of the SAC will be announced shortly.

CORPORATION NEWS

Savannah Jacklin, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University and a member of the LSST Transients & Variables Transiting Planets science collaboration subgroup, recently had a paper accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal.  The paper describes LSST exoplanet detection per year of operation and can be found on arXiv here.

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2017

 

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, Lyon, France

June 19 – 21

AURA Workforce and Diversity Committee (WDC), Maui, HI

July 10 - 14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, BNL

August 14 – 18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

September 6 – 8

NSF/DOE Joint Status Review, Tucson, AZ

September 14 – 15

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Tucson, AZ

November 7 – 9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee (WDC), La Serena, Chile


Noticias del Proyecto

Algunas contrataciones claves de LSST se efectuaron recientemente, en especial Amanda Bauer como la nueva Jefa de la oficina de Extensión Educacional y Publica  Head of Education and Public Outreach y Wil O'Mullane como Gerente de Proyecto para Gestión de Datos Project Manager for Data Management. Ellos se adhieren a la reciente promoción de Brian Selvy a Gerente de Ingeniería de Sistema Systems Engineering Manager. LSST está orgulloso de atraer talento sobresaliente al proyecto y confiado de grandes cosas por venir.

Las imágenes de construcción construction images enviadas semanalmente por el LSST Site Manager Eduardo Serrano desde Cerro Pachón son increíbles! Esta semana vamos a ver progresos en la construcción de instalaciones, la labor que se está realizando en el 7º y 8º nivel de la estructura, fachadas blancas en el lower enclosure y la escalera interior del pier.

En Asturfieto España, continúa la construcción del Ensamblaje de Montaje del Telescopio (TMA) con una exitosa colocación de prueba de soporte de acimut en su vía. Un rodamiento axial de acimut fue colocado en su posición, a fin de verificar la interfaz con soporte. Tolerancias para el ensamblaje de componentes han sido revisadas y se realizarán ajustes menores en algunas partes. Este ensayo de colocación resultó muy útil en preparación de la instalación en el sitio en 2018.  

Industrias CAID en Tucson es responsable de varios componentes estructurales principales de LSST incluyendo la soldadura del M1M3 (historia previa aquí earlier story here). En este punto, CAID ha comenzado la fase final del mecanizado de celda de M1M3. Esta fase final desglosa las funciones de interfaz del sistema de soporte del espejo 4400 en la placa de la cubierta en varias zonas de mecanizado. Esta técnica de fabricación permite funciones de mecanizado para ubicarse con precisión utilizando un rastreador láser y un cabezal mecanizado CNC de 3-ejes. En este corto video, el DePMaS (Deck Ptarde Machining System) está montado directamente en la celda M1M3 y grabando el logotipo de LSST sobre una muestra de material.

En este Facebook post, Objeto Profile visualiza el código fuente en el Marco
Astronómico de LSST (afw), uno de los componentes principales del software de Gestión de Datos de LSST. Cada cuadro de color es un archivo de código fuente que representan las aproximadamente 250.000 líneas de códigos escritos por ingenieros y científicos de LSST.  

Dos miembros del Comité Asesor de Ciencias de LSST (SAC) se jubilan después de varios años de servicio: Michael Wood-Vasey (U. Pittsburgh) y Marla Geha (Universidad de Yale). Sentimos verlos ir, y agradecemos sus importantes contribuciones a las deliberaciones de SAC. Los nuevos miembros de SAC se anunciarán en breve. 

Noticias de la Corporación

Savannah Jacklin, una estudiante graduada de la Universidad de Vanderbilt y miembro del LSST Transients & Variables Transiting Planets subgrupo del  colaboración científica, recientemente tuvo un documento aceptado para su publicación en el Astronomical Journal. El documento describe la detección de exoplanetas por año de operación de LSST y se puede encontrar en arXiv aquí here.

Próximas reuniones con participación LSST 

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

2017

 

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

Junio 19-21

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad (WDC), Maui, HI

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

Septiembre 6-8

Revisión de Estado Conjunta NSF/DOE, Tucson, AZ

Septiembre 14-15

Reunión Consejo de Gestión de AURA para LSST (AMCL), Tucson, AZ

Noviembre 7-9

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad (WDC), La Serena, Chile

 

March

CAID Industries Etches LSST logo

Friday, March 10, 2017

PROJECT NEWS - Para español, vea abajo

A productive LSST Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) took place in Glendale, CA, last week.  The team had time to review accomplishments and, more importantly, work face-to-face across the distributed project on current challenges.  A summary of the week’s activities and group photo can be found here.

A reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend in the US.  While the LSST Project uses Pacific Time as the standard, Arizona remains on Standard Time year time and local time in Chile will not shift.  This means start times for many LSST standing meetings will change for participants in some locations but not all.  This is an annual source of confusion; check with your meeting organizer for clarification!

PERSONNEL NEWS

Scott Schreiner has joined the LSST Data Management subsystem as Systems Engineer at NCSA.  Scott will be helping to construct and operate compute systems that support development and production services at NCSA.

A belated welcome to graduate student Joachim Moeyens who works with the Data Management team at UW on the Moving Object Pipeline Software (MOPS).  Joachim is assessing the current state of the art as well as the LSST prototype implementation on the way to producing a production LSST MOPS system.

CORPORATION NEWS

The application deadline for the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program is March 15, 2017.  To learn more about the program please visit our website; a direct link to application is here.   

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2017

 

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, Lyon, France

June 19 – 21

AURA Workforce and Diversity Committee (WDC), Maui, HI

July 10 - 14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, BNL

August 14 – 18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

November 7 – 9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee (WDC), La Serena, Chile


Noticias del Proyecto

Una productiva Reunión Técnica Conjunta (JTM) de LSST tuvo lugar en Glendale, CA, la semana pasada.  El equipo tuvo tiempo para revisar logros y, más importante, trabajar cara a cara en retos actuales en el proyecto distribuido.  Un resumen de las actividades de la semana y foto de grupo pueden ser encontrados aquí here. 

Un recordatorio de que el horario de verano empieza este fin de semana en los Estados Unidos. Mientras el proyecto LSST utiliza la hora del Pacífico como el estándar, Arizona permanece en tiempo estándar año tiempo y la hora local en Chile no cambiará. Esto significa que las horas de inicio para muchas reuniones permanentes de LSST cambiarán para participantes en algunos lugares pero no en todos. Esta es una fuente de confusión anual; consulte con el organizador de la reunión para cualquier aclaración! 

Noticias de Personal

Scott Schreiner se ha sumado al subsistema de Gestión de Datos de LSST como Ingeniero de Sistemas en el NCSA.  Scott estará ayudando a construir y operar sistemas de cómputo que apoyan el desarrollo y los servicios de producción en NCSA.

Una tardía bienvenida a Joachim Moeyens estudiante graduado que trabaja con el equipo de Gestión de Datos en UW en el Moving Object Pipeline Software (MOPS). Joachim está evaluando el estado actual del arte, así como la implementación del prototipo LSST sobre la manera de producir un sistema de producción LSST MOPS.

Noticias de la corporación

La fecha límite para enviar postulaciones para LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program es el 15 de marzo, 2017.  Para obtener más información sobre el programa, visite nuestro sitio web our website; un enlace directo a la aplicación está aquí here.   

Próximas reuniones con participación LSST 

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

2017

 

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

Junio 19-21

Fuerza Laboral de AURA & Comité de Diversidad (WDC), Maui, HI

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 (WDC), La Serena, Chile

 

March

The annual LSST Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) took place in Glendale, CA this week, with 174 in attendance, the largest number of participants yet.  This gave the team a chance to review accomplishments and, more importantly, work face-to-face across the distributed project on current challenges.  

Read on

Credit: 
LSST Project Office

William O’Mullane

Wil O’MullaneData Management Project Manager

womullan@lsst.org twitter: @womullan

Friday, February 3, 2017
Looking toward Calibration Hill from the LSST Facility Building, November 2016

February 3, 2017 – Construction is progressing quickly on Cerro Pachón, not only on the main LSST Facility Building but also on the concrete foundation for the Auxiliary Telescope.  This 1.2-meter telescope will measure atmospheric conditions at the site and provide information necessary to calibrate the LSST data throughout the survey.  [Read More …]

The 1.2-meter Auxiliary Telescope, formerly known as the Calypso telescope while it wassitedon Kitt Peak, was generously donated to LSST in 2008 by its proprietor, astrophysicist and entrepreneur Dr. Edgar Smith.  After a significant refurbishment by Tucson-based Astronomical Consultants and Equipment, Inc., the telescope will be ready to start its new life with LSST. 

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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).
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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