DP0.2 Tutorials

These tutorials and user guides are for DP0 delegates using the Rubin Science Platform (RSP) deployed at the Interim Data Facility (IDF; the Google Cloud).

Before following these tutorials, delegates should have gotten their Rubin Science Platform accounts, be familiar with this list of RSP Risks and Caveats and the basic components of the RSP, and know how and where to get support. Additional information can be found at the Rubin Science Platform Documentation page.

Portal tutorials

A beginner-level overview for the Portal Aspect is provided in this Introduction to the RSP Portal Aspect. More information can also be found in the about firefly page on the Rubin Science Platform Documentation page.

The tutorials below are step-by-step demonstrations of how to use the Portal for science investigations.

• 01. Bright Stars Color-Magnitude Diagram (beginner)
• 02. Explore a SNIa Lightcurve (intermediate)
• 03. View a SNIa Host Galaxy (intermediate)

Notebook tutorials

A beginner-level overview for the Notebook Aspect is provided in this Introduction to the RSP Notebook Aspect. More information can also be found in the Notebook Aspect documentation

The tutorials in the rubin-dp0 GitHub Organization’s tutorial-notebooks repository will be available by default in a folder in each user’s home directory in the RSP’s Notebook Aspect. See that repository’s README file for descriptions of the notebooks.

Acknowledgments: Many of these tutorial notebooks were originally developed by Stack Club members and have been altered and updated to be appropriate for DP0. Delegates should review the DP0 Citation policies if they use these tutorial notebooks.