Portal tutorials

Tutorials for the Portal Aspect of the Rubin Science Platform at data.lsst.cloud.

See also the Portal Aspect User Guide.

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100. How to: RSP functionality

Short tutorials showing how to use a single RSP function or tool.

101. User Interface (UI)

Learn to navigate the Portal’s user interface.

• 101.1. Navigate the user interface (UI)
• 101.2. Browse the HiPS maps
• 101.3. Switch to dark mode
• 101.4. Use the query job monitor (get job ID)

102. Queries with the UI

Set up queries in the user interface without ADQL.

• 102.1. Query for catalog data
• 102.2. Query for images with SIAv2
• 102.3. Query for images with ObsTAP

103. Queries with ADQL

Execute queries with ADQL statements.

• 103.1. Convert a UI query to ADQL
• 103.2. Query for catalog data with ADQL
• 103.3. Convert flux to magnitude with ADQL
• 103.4. Join tables with ADQL
• 103.5. Query for images with ADQL

104. Catalog data results interface

Interact with catalog data in the results interface (subset and plot).

• 104.1. Navigate the catalog results interface
• 104.2. Use the results coverage chart
• 104.3. Use the results table
• 104.4. Use the results active chart (plot)
• 104.5. Add a custom chart (plot)
• 104.6. Plot histograms and heatmaps
• 104.7. Plot a light curve of a variable object

105. Image data results interface

Interact with image data in the results interface (Firefly).

• 105.1. Navigate the image results interface
• 105.2. Use the Firefly image viewer (Coming Soon)
• 105.3. Add layers to images in Firefly
• 105.4. Extract pixel values from images
• 105.5. Use the image cutout tool

106. User-uploaded tables

Upload tables and join them in ADQL statements.

• 106.1. Upload a table and spatially cross-match

200. Data products definitions

Please refer to the 200-level notebook tutorials for a demonstration of the format and contents of the catalogs and images.

Instructions for how to access and visualize catalog and image data with the Portal are provided in the 100-level tutorials above.

300. Science demonstrations

Longer tutorials demonstrating an end-to-end scientific workflow.

301. DP1 target exploration

Explore the DP1 data in the seven fields observed with the LSSTComCam.

• 301.1. 47 Tuc Globular Cluster
• 301.2. Low Ecliptic Latitude Field
• 301.3. Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
• 301.4. Extended Chandra Deep Field South
• 301.5. Euclid Deep Field South
• 301.6. Low Galactic Latitude Field
• 301.7. Seagull Nebula

Traducciones al Español

• 101.1. Navegando la interfaz de usuario (UI)
• 101.2. Explorando los mapas HiPS
• 102.1. Consultando datos del catálogo
• 102.2. Consultando imágenes con SIAv2
• 103.1. Convertir una consulta de la interfaz de usuario (UI) a ADQL
• 103.2. Consulta de datos del catálogo con ADQL
• 104.1. Navegando la interfaz de resultados del catálogo