Getting Started

Welcome to the LSST Solar System Science Collaboration. This page is intended as a resource to get caught up with the basics with with importantn links to data and tutorials. Before diving deep into this page you way want to read about the Data Products and Software decriptions on the navigation bar above.

Useful links:

• A helpful glossary of LSST-related terms and acronyms - the page can be also used to suggest new terms to be addedd to the list
• Crash Course on LSST and Rubin Observatory provided by Melissa Graham at the Vera C Rubin community forum. The page includes short (up to ~15 min) presentations on: The Planned LSST Data Products, Accessing and Analyzing LSST Data Products, Survey Strategy & Cadence Optimization, and Rubin Community Forum. It's an excellent place to start getting up to speed with the general LSST.
• Rubin Science Platform - Quick Start Guide
• Rubin Observatory Getting Started Page for Scientists
• Rubin Observatory Data Rights Policy
• Rubin Observatory Survey Strategy/Observing Cadence Documentation
• Rubin Prompt Products Documentation

---

The LSST Observing Cadence

Learn more about the LSST Observing Cadence/Survey Strategy

---

Rubin Prompt Products (Nightly/Daily Data Products)

Go to the Prompt products Documentation and Tutorials

Go to the Prompt Products Database Schema Browser

---

Rubin Data Preview 2 - LSSTCam Data Products from SV Survey and April-December2025

Go to the DP2 Documentation and Tutorials

Go to the DP2 Data Schema Browser

---

Rubin Data Preview 1 - ComCam Data Products

Go to the Rest of the DP1 Data Academy Talks

Go to the DP1 Documentation and Tutorials

Go to the DP1 Data Schema Browser

---

Rubin Data Preview 0.3 - Simulated Solar System Data Products

Rubin Science Assembly, Fri Aug 18 2023: DP0.3 Kick-Off Info Session

Rubin Science Assembly,2023-09-15 DP0.3 Notebook tutorial 02: Main Belt Asteroids

DP0.3 Notebook tutorial 04a/b: Introduction to phase curves and advanced phase curve modeling

Rubin Science Assembly - 2023-09-15 2023-10-13 - DP0.3 Notebook tutorial 03: Trans-Neptunian Objects

Rubin Science Assembly - 2024-06-27 Near-Earth objects in DP0.3

Rubin Science Assembly - 2024-07-18 - Asteroid Taxonomy with DP0.3

Rubin Science Assembly, Apr 24 2025: Solar System

Rubin Science Assembly, 12 December 2024 – Advanced plotting with DP0.3

Tutorial Session: Sbpy - Mike Kelley

[Slides can be found HERE]