Data Access

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This page is for information only. You do NOT need LSST data access rights to attend the tutorials

In return for the UK’s in-kind contributions to the Vera C. Rubin project, UK-based astronomers can request proprietary access to LSST data. This includes access to the Data Preview 0 datasets that are used during the Introduction to the RSP tutorials.

The UK’s in-kind package is valued at earning data rights for 300 PI’s (PI = Faculty staff or senior fellow) and 1200 Junior Associates (JA = PhD students, postdocs) which is deemed to be sufficient to meet expected demand.

Since the number of UK-based PIs and JAs is limited, UK-based people will, in the future, need to be members of the LSST:UK consortium to be eligible to gain those rights (at present, anyone can apply for access rights to Data Preview 0, but it is a lot easier for members of LSST:UK). People wishing to become members of LSST:UK need to apply during one of the calls for applictions. A call for applications is made roughly every six months, with the announcement of the calls made via the lusc-announce mailing list.

Instructions for how to join the lusc-announce mailing list are provided here.

Once someone has data access rights they need to get an account on the Rubin Science Platform. Instructions on how to do that are provided via this link.