Rubin Science Platform documentation

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

Data documentation

Data Preview 0.1 (DP0.1)

DP0.1 is an early opportunity to explore the Rubin Science Platform with simulated LSST data. Learn about the DESC DC2 data and follow data analysis tutorials.

Science platform documentation

Portal

The Portal enables you to explore LSST image and table data in your browser.

Notebooks

The Notebook aspect is a powerful data analysis environment with Jupyter Notebooks and terminals in the browser.

Software documentation

LSST Science Pipelines

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

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