101.2. Browse the HiPS maps

For the Portal Aspect of the Rubin Science Platform (RSP) at data.lsst.cloud.

Data Release: Data Preview 1

Last verified to run: 2025-06-28

Learning objective: Browse the all-sky color HiPS maps.

LSST data products: HiPS maps

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1. Go to the RSP and enter the Portal Aspect. In a web browser, go to data.lsst.cloud, log in and click on the “Portal” panel.

2. In the sidebar select “Rubin HiPS Search”. Click on the sidebar menu (three vertical lines in the upper left hand corner) and click on Rubin HiPS Search (Figure 1).

Select Rubin HiPS Search from sidebar.

Figure 1: Select Rubin HiPS Search from sidebar.

3. Select the target. Enter coordinates 53.13,-28.10, which are the center of the Extended Chanrda Deep Field South (ECDFS) field, and field of view of 1 degree (Figure 2).

Add coordinates and field of view.

Figure 2: Enter coordinates and field of view.

4. Select the gri HiPS color map. In the “Select Data Set” section, click on the drop down menu for the “Title” column and click in the box next to LSSTComCam: DP1 gri (Figure 3).

Select LSSTComCam, dp1 gri filters

Figure 3: Select the gri color HiPS map.

5. Results. Results of the search are shown in Figure 4. Use the scroll features on your mouse or use the zoom in an out buttons (magnifying glass icons in the upper left-hand corner of the image) to zoom in and pan around the image.

Rubin HiPS Search Results.

Figure 4: The DP1 gri HiPS map centered on the ECDFS field.