Legacy Survey of Space and Time

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legacy_Survey_of_Space_and_Time

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:LSST
gptkbp:aperture	8.4 meters
gptkbp:area	~18,000 square degrees
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	international scientific community
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
gptkbp:dataReleaseFrequency	annually
gptkbp:dataSource	public archive science platform
gptkbp:displayType	3.2 gigapixels
gptkbp:expectedDiscoveries	billions of galaxies millions of asteroids millions of supernovae transient astronomical events
gptkbp:fieldOfView	9.6 square degrees
gptkbp:firstLight	expected 2025
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Department_of_Energy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:goal	catalogue asteroids and transients create a deep, multi-color movie of the sky map the southern sky study dark matter and dark energy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Legacy Survey of Space and Time
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:LSST_Camera
gptkbp:location	Cerro Pachón, Chile
gptkbp:memberSchool	gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Legacy_Survey_of_Space_and_Time
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes	~20 terabytes per night
gptkbp:observationCadence	every few nights
gptkbp:previousName	gptkb:Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope
gptkbp:products	images catalogs alerts
gptkbp:publicData	yes
gptkbp:scienceThemes	gptkb:cosmology dark energy dark matter Milky Way structure solar system inventory transient sky
gptkbp:startDate	2025
gptkbp:status	under construction
gptkbp:surveyDuration	10 years
gptkbp:type	optical survey
gptkbp:website	https://www.lsst.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory gptkb:Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5