Rubin Data Academy 2025

Mon Jun 30 to Thu Jul 3

Virtual

The 2025 Academy week was designed to provide a basic introduction to both the Rubin Science Platform's tools and the Data Preview 1 data release. Ten unique sessions were run. Each session occured at least twice. Two sessions were run in parallel, mornings and evenings (US Pacific) for access from global timezones.

No registration was required to attend. A Rubin Science Platform account is necessary to access the Data Preview 1 data.

Sessions, slides, and recordings.

Sessions: This year, all sessions are being run with the tutorials for Data Preview 1 (DP1), which can be found in the DP1 documentation at dp1.lsst.io.

Slides: Links to all slide decks are view-only. Most sessions have very limited slides as most of the time will be spent in hands-on demonstrations with the RSP.

Recordings: The first instance of every session will be recorded.

1. Get started with the RSP

Step-by-step instructions to get an account in the Rubin Science Platform (RSP) at data.lsst.cloud. Learn how to execute a Jupyter Notebook and discover data via the Portal. Access the RSP's documentation and learn where to ask for help. This session is for those who have never used the RSP before or could use a refresher.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OFIHE1cW5nv7tH-rkNicAv7nN5vYGT7Z6a5A_1qg4nA/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-0DugWUR8

2. Data Preview 1 overview

Learn about the target fields, observations, and data products included in the Data Preview 1 (DP1) release. Access documentation and tutorials for DP1. Work through a Jupyter Notebook tutorial that demonstrates data access and analysis for one field.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lbxTlZk24SBb3RhDeX2ZiV6qZUUxhYGI9_EOi3S97co/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKO7WXW3tMI

3. Data discovery with the Portal

A hands-on demonstration of the RSP's Portal Aspect. Learn how to browse and discover data sets, make queries and interact with the results, and make plots and display images.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jsnxYJzW_4QUMxwJzDR-dNV4tYJ-rTEHoeiKUe_gbJM/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwjogYkbRxc

4. Catalog queries with TAP

A hands-on tutorial on how to compose ADQL queries and use the TAP service from a Jupyter Notebook to retrieve and visulize data. This session will cover tips for efficient queries, query limits, and table joins, which also apply to Portal queries.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j9vmSgJbcCdFToKF6RNWST4onM5vaHKgRCjN5g2Wfo0/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWnVGwAUW0

5. Image access with the butler

A hands-on tutorial on how to use the butler middleware in a Jupyter Notebook to find and retrieve image data and metadata.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s-e8OOfEywljJZPFhQNW5A-QVo-hmi44clW_xMNlat8/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOiKEzFxLK0

6. Image access and display

A hands-on tutorial on how to use the butler, SIA, and TAP to access images; how to retrieve image cutouts; and how to use Firefly for interactive image display and manipulation in the Notebook and Portal aspects.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17_zUEDDocXcimhXA312gu6idxFtg5bAVLkBrRjkptEk/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWfzGK7JQk

7. Deep coadds and the object table

A hands-on tutorial about deep coadd images (stacked images) and the object table containing photometry for the detected static-sky sources.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F-QXzxjpxiQme4deTLJNWrhRECeP5yk9khC4A8AITU8/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording 1 (Tue): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv2dem1odTI

Recording 2 (Wed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jW21m3KNiM

8. Visit images and source tables

A hands-on tutorial about individual processed visit images and the associated tables containing photometric measurements for detected sources.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_fZ99726eelOVmLVjjLAWdWadqKaIq2yhD1qkh4lTvA/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZD5LCU0Z-I

9. Difference images and lightcurves

A hands-on tutorial about the difference images and the associated tables containing photometric measurements for sources detected in them (lightcurves).

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nqd09tL3p0HKsKQibXXfFV-RcQ-L_yDZq8cWX2vV1F8/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5L_yrMrcw

10. Solar System catalogs

A hands-on tutorial about the Solar System data products.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oaxtUK1jnCk5lUBukNx_MM5a411Jnv_YM7VQ3pMC4YI/edit?usp=drive_link

Recording: https://noirlab-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/B53fT6HTpldNl-FjhSoWyr7gT3CixAR4nmCy3-e8qxjo5FTGnInOrEgZNPPM38rr.cbbaNXavqGEAKyBx?startTime=1751421815000

Drop-in Q&A

All are welcome. Questions can be big or small, naive or advanced. The drop-in will start with a roundtable to collect and triage questions and issues. Breakout rooms will be assigned to work through topics with Rubin staff.

Q&A sessions have no slides and will not be recorded.