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