Citing Rubin Observatory and the LSST

How to cite the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).

Data

Cite the data products for recent and planned data releases.

Data products

Software

Cite the software: data access services and processing pipelines.

Software and pipelines

Survey

Cite the LSST survey design documentation and publications.

LSST survey design

Facility

Cite the observatory, telescope, and instrumentation.

Facility, telescope, and instrumentation

Documentation

Cite technical notes by Rubin staff and collaborators.

Technical documentation (Tech Notes)

Acknowledgements

Use recommended acknowledgments statements.

Acknowledgements