Rubin Science Platform documentation

Find documentation for Rubin Observatory data, science platform services, and software.

Data previews

Data Preview 0 (DP0)

DP0 is the first of three data previews during the period leading up to the start of Rubin Observatory Operations. This site provides resources to delegates for exploring the DP0 datasets with the Rubin Science Platform.

Data documentation

DP0.3

Data Preview 0.3 (DP0.3)

DP0.3 provides a catalog of solar system objects from a simulated LSST ten-year wide-fast-deep survey by the Solar System Science Collaboration.

DP0.3 Tutorials

Tutorials for exploring the DP0.3 solar system object dataset on the Rubin Science Platform.

DP0.3 Catalog Schema

Schema reference for the DP0.3 catalog dataset available through the Table Access Protocol (TAP) service.

DP0.2

Data Preview 0.2 (DP0.2)

DP0.2 is the second phase of the Data Preview 0 program using simulated images from the DESC DC2 data challenge processed with version 23.0 of the LSST Science Pipelines.

DP0.2 Tutorials

Tutorials for exploring the DP0.2 dataset on the Rubin Science Platform.

DP0.2 Catalog Schema

Schema reference for the DP0.2 catalog dataset available through the Table Access Protocol (TAP) service.

Platform and software documentation

Rubin Science Platform

Guides for setting up an account on the Rubin Science Platform and using the Portal, Notebook, and API Aspects.

Firefly

Help pages for Firefly, which enables exploration and visualization of image and table data in the Portal Aspect.

LSST Science Pipelines

The Science Pipelines include the Butler for accessing LSST data and a pipeline framework for processing data. The LSST Science Pipelines is preinstalled in the Notebook Aspect.

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