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Introduction
Another key construction milestone was passed earlier this month, when the M1M3 mirror was moved from the storage shed where it has resided for almost five years to the main Observatory building (as shown to the right and in the accompanying video). The mirror can now be removed from its storage box and readied for coating in the on-site coating plant.
Registration has opened for the 2024 Rubin Community Workshop, which will take place in a hybrid fashion during the week of 22-26 July, with the in-person portion taking place at SLAC, in Menlo Park, California. There is a limit of 250 in-person attendees, and registration for in-person attendees will close on June 1st (or sooner, if that limit is reached). Remote attendance will be free, but still requires registration. The deadline for submitting a talk or poster abstract is 4 April, with submissions via a webform.
2024 LSST Data Rights Call
On 2 April 2024, a new call for applications for LSST Data Rights will be issued via the lusc-announce email list. The call will close at 4pm on 30 April 2024. Staff and students from any organisation eligible to hold an STFC grant may apply. Since the UK’s Data Rights Agreement is awaiting signature by STFC and the US Department of Energy, this call will be for LSST Data Rights up to 30 September 2025.
Those existing LSST Data Rights holders whose term ends before 30 September 2025, will be emailed by Terry Sloan and asked if they want their current term extended to that date. Only new applicants will therefore have to apply directly through the (lightweight) application form.
More detailed information about the call will be provided in the email tolusc-announce.
5 things we learned at the online LUSC Team Meeting
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New paper: The morphological mix of dwarf galaxies in the nearby Universe
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Dan Weatherill ISPA 24 presentation
Gain the skills to engage others in LSST:UK
Many of you are probably already talking to people outside the LSST:UK sphere about the project. Maybe you’re blogging or posting about the project on social media – or would like to. We want to give researchers interested in telling new audiences about LSST:UK: the skills to spread the word.
We're looking to develop science communication skills in team members. This is an opportunity to gain useful skills while helping others – especially non-specialist audiences – understand the value of LSST:UK. The aim is to create a network of researchers who have the know-how to communicate the complexity and significance of LSST:UK and ignite interest in science and research.
The communications training schedule will be light touch, flexible and ongoing, guided by the skills and interests within the team. We’re looking for researchers with no experience to those who already engaged in science communication at any level.
The Communications Officer, Eleanor O'Kane (email eokane@roe.ac.uk), will coordinate the training. We also have the considerable expertise of our Education and Public Engagement Officer Chris Lintottwithin the project. Skills will include working with the media, communicating complex messages and understanding how to connect with different audiences.
Training may be online and where possible we will work with institutional marketing and communication teams to deliver sessions. Sign up below if you’d like to learn more. Note that Consortium Board members who have previously responded to my requests about communications training do not need to respond.▪️
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Watch: Chile at the forefront of studying the Universe
A new video highlighting the growth of astronomy in Chile features sweeping shots of Rubin’s Cerro Pachón site, filmed in January 2024.
Viewers get a bird’s eye view of Cerro Pachón before being taken inside Rubin. The video also provides a whistle-stop tour of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.
The film was produced by Imagen de Chile, which promotes the country of Chile internationally.
News in brief
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Children’s illustrated story about Vera Rubin nominated for prestigious design awardThe Stellar True Story of Vera Rubin was among the finalists in the Best Illustrated Story category in the 2024 Society of American Society of Magazine Editors awards. Created by Breena Bard for Kazoo, a magazine for girls,the The Stellar True Story of Vera Rubin traces Rubin’s interest in studying the motion of space from her childhood, including the moment she received her first telescope. |
Recent LSST:UK Science Centre outputs
The LSST:UK Science Centre has recently produced the following technical reports.
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C.Lintott | This document briefly describes deliverable D3.12.1 “Citizen Science system trial” from the LSST:UK Phase B WP 3.12 “Support of EPO software”. The aim of the deliverable was to test integration and data flow from the Rubin Science Platform to a Zooniverse project. It thus required coordination on both project and Zooniverse sides. | |
C.Lintott | This document briefly describes deliverable D3.12.2 “Alert system trial project with broker data” from the LSST:UK Phase B WP 3.12 “Support of EPO software”. The aim of the deliverable was also to test integration and data flow from a broker to a Zooniverse project. |
[eok to update] Forthcoming meetings of interest
Dates, locations and links… The current list of forthcoming meeting is always available on the Relevant Meetings page. You may also wish to check information held on the LSST organisation website LSST-organised events and the LSST Corporation website.
Dates | Meeting Title / Event | Meeting Website/ Contact | Meeting location / venue |
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15/Apr/24—19/Apr/24 | KAVLI-IAU (IAUS 387) Symposium, (Toward) Discovery of Life Beyond Earth and its Impact | UK | Durham University | |
17/Apr/24—19/Apr/24 | Time Domain Needles in Rubin's Haystack | USA | Harvard Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA | |
20/May/24—23/May/24 | Rare Gems in Big Data. The discovery potential of large astrophysical surveys: science opportunities, tools, and techniques | https://mailchi.mp/d8d4daa3ed0a/first-announcement-rare-gems-in-big-data?e=5176cbbd93 | USA | Tucson, AZ |
08/Jul/24-12/Jul/24 | DESC Collaboration Meeting | Switzerland | ETZ Zurich | |
22/Jul/24-25/Jul/24 | Catching supermassive black holes with Rubin-LSST: Towards novel insights and discoveries into AGN science | https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/2784/ Registration is now open. Abstract submission deadline is 12 April. | Italy | Turin |
22/Jul/24-26/Jul/24 | Rubin Community Workshop | More details about the meeting will be available once the meeting website is set up and registration opens. The call for session suggestions and talk/poster abstracts is now open. | USA | SLAC, California (hybrid) |
16/Sep/24—20/Sep/24 | LSST@Europe6 | Spain | Island of La Palma |
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Members of the Consortium (not in receipt of travel funding through one of the Science Centre grants) may apply for travel support for meetings of this kind via the LSST:UK Pool Travel Fund. Details are available at Forthcoming LSST-related Meetings |
Announcements
The Challenging the Standard Cosmological Model workshop takes place at the Royal Society in London on 15 and 16 April 2024. Both in person and online attendance are available but advance registration is essential.
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If you have significant announcements that are directly relevant to LSST:UK and would like to share the announcement in a future newsletter, please contact Eleanor O'Kane (email eokane@roe.ac.uk) |