Orateur
Sean MacBride
(University of Zurich)
Description
Rubin Observatory is a discovery machine, with the capability to identify exotic astrophysical transients faster than any existing observatory. 3% of the LSST has been allocated for Target of Opportunity observations, which includes an observatory response to gravitational wave events, high energy neutrinos, potentially-hazardous asteroids, and other astrophysical phenomena. Target of Opportunity observations exist outside of the usual LSST operational mode, and therefore require special attention to ensure maximum discovery capabilities. I will briefly review the community designed ToO observing strategies, integration activities during 2025, ToO's pursued since LSST first photon, and the Rubin-LVK-IceCube ToO mock data challenge.
Auteur
Sean MacBride
(University of Zurich)
