skyCatalogs: provides API for simulated object catalogs

skyCatalogs both creates simulated object catalogs (from precursor catalogs) and provides a uniform API to the catalogs it makes and to certain other catalogs. These catalogs may be used as inputs to image simulation (originally only for the Rubin Observatory; since also used in simulations for the Roman Observatory) and as truth catalogs.

This documentation covers installation and usage instructions for the package.

The source code of skyCatalogs is hosted at https://github.com/LSSTDESC/skyCatalogs.

Contents:

• Installation Instructions
  • Installing LSST science pipelines
• Reading Catalogs with skyCatalogs
  • Opening a Catalog
• Structure of skyCatalogs Configs
  • Using !include
  • Description of an object type
• Adding Supported Object Types to a Catalog
  • Supported object types
• Creating New Catalogs
  • The script create_main.py and its options
  • The script create_flux.py and its options
• Galaxy quantities for ops-rehearsals 3 and 4
  • Galaxy main file
  • Galaxy flux file
• Star quantities for ops-rehearsals 3 and 4
  • Star main file
  • Star flux file
• SSO quantities for ops-rehearsals 3 and 4
  • SSO main file
  • SSO flux file
• Galaxy quantities for Roman-Rubin joint simulation
  • Galaxy main file
  • Galaxy flux file
  • Galaxy SED file
• Star quantities for Roman-Rubin sims
  • Star main file
  • Star flux file
• SNANA quantities for Roman-Rubin sims
  • SNANA main file
  • SNANA varying quantities

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page