Early science and commissioning opportunities with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A two-part session on “Early science and commissioning opportunities with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory” was held as part of the 2021 RAS National Astronomy Meeting. Copies of the slides from the talks are presented below:

Session 1

• Bob Mann: “UK involvement in the Rubin LSST”

• Graham Smith: “Opportunities for UK involvement in Rubin commissioning”

• Raphael Shirley: “Combining Vera C. Rubin Observatory optical and VISTA VIRCAM near infrared data”

• Aaron Watkins: “Assessing the LSST Sky Subtraction Algorithm's Potential Impact on Galaxies Science”

Session 2

• Tom J Wilson: “Enabling Early Rubin Science with Robust Cross-Matches in the Crowded LSST Sky”

• Dan Weatherill: “LSST Camera Sensor Characterisation and pre-commissioning (LSST:UK WP 3.9)”

• Aprajita Verma: “Prospects for early strong lensing science with the Rubin's Legacy Survey of Space and Time”

• Chris Frohmaier: “The Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES)”

• Conor Byrne: “Detecting Blue Large-Amplitude Pulsators with VRO LSST”

• Cressida Cleland: “Photometric variability in the luminosity of low-redshift galaxies”