2024 -- SLAC completes construction of the LSST Science Camera [1].
2023 -- Data Preview 0 [2]. In June 2023, the simulated DP0.3 data set [3] was released, which includes Solar System catalogs.
2023 -- Survey Strategy [4]. The Survey Cadence Optimization Committee (SCOC) [5] has released their Phase 2 Recommendations. See PSTN-055 [6].
2023 -- Early Science [7]. The plans for releasing Data Previews based on commissioning data; for doing Prompt processing in Year 1; and for the first Data Release are announced in RTN-011 [8].
2022 -- Data Preview 0 [2]. In June 2022, the simulated DP0.2 data set was released, which includes the results of difference-image analysis to enable time-domain science.
2022 -- Users Committee [9]. The first 12 members of the Rubin Users Committee have been identified and are available to be contacted by all users.
2021 -- LSST Science Collaborations [10]. The first version of the Rubin Observatory Science Collaboration Federation Charter [11] was released.
2021 -- Alert Brokers [12]. Seven brokers will receive direct access to the full stream, and two will operate downstream of the selected brokers.
2021 -- Data Policy. Rubin Observatory Operations announces the release of an updated version of the Rubin Observatory Data Policy, RDO-013 [13].
2020 -- LEO Satellites. The project has further investigated the effect of satellite constellations on Rubin Observatory observing, findings are summarized in Document-33805 [14].
2019 -- LSST Overview Paper [15]. The updated overview paper, “LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products” was published in the March 11, 2019 issue of The Astrophysical Journal.
Links
[1] https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-04-03-slac-completes-construction-largest-digital-camera-ever-built-astronomy
[2] https://dp0-2.lsst.io/
[3] https://dp0-3.lsst.io/
[4] https://lsst.org/scientists/survey-design
[5] https://www.lsst.org/content/charge-survey-cadence-optimization-committee-scoc
[6] https://pstn-055.lsst.io/
[7] https://www.lsst.org/scientists/early-science
[8] https://rtn-011.lsst.io/
[9] https://www.lsst.org/scientists/users-committee
[10] https://www.lsst.org/scientists/science-collaborations
[11] https://docushare.lsst.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Agreement-241/Rubin%20Observatory%20LSST%20Science%20Collaborations%20Charter.pdf
[12] https://www.lsst.org/scientists/alert-brokers
[13] https://docushare.lsst.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/RDO-013
[14] https://docushare.lsst.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-33805/LEOsatelliteConstellationImpactOpticalAstronomy20191004.docx
[15] https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ab042c/meta