We’d like to draw your attention to another Rubin-related Special Session at AAS-247 (Phoenix, January 2026) on the topic “The Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Satellite Constellations”. Please see the session description below.
We invite contributed iPoster presentations on any topic related to satellites and Rubin / LSST data and science. More general presentations on Rubin science unrelated to the impact of satellite constellations should be submitted to Special Session #55, “First science results from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory".
Abstracts are due by 6 October. To submit a poster abstract for this session within the AAS MIRA submission system:
- Select abstract type “Research Contributed Presentations”
- Select the checkbox for Special Sessions (etc.)
- From pull-down menu, select the session “Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Satellite Constellations”
- Presentation type: “iPoster" will be the only option available
- All else as usual (title, abstract, etc.)
How to Submit to a Special Session.pdf (211.1 KB)
Mark Dickinson, Connie Walker, Bob Blum, Meredith Rawls, Tony Tyson
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Special Session: “Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Satellite Constellations”
Session ID #30
Description
The exponential proliferation of satellites in low-Earth orbit negatively affects our ability to observe and analyze astrophysical phenomena from optical, infrared, and radio observatories. The deep sensitivity and very wide field of view of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory offers tremendous potential for scientific discovery, but also a big target for traversing satellites, which may impact data quality for a substantial fraction of images taken in Rubin’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The number of satellites affecting Rubin data will most likely continue to grow rapidly throughout the LSST’s decade of operations.
The oral Special Session will feature presentations on the incidence of satellites in data from the first few months of Rubin operations; data processing and operational strategies to mitigate the effects of satellites on LSST data; and the potential scientific impact of satellites on some of the main areas of Rubin science investigation, including Solar System research, time domain studies, and cosmology. The session will include ample time for questions and discussion.
Contributed iPoster presentations for this Special Session are also welcome!