# \#fink

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## [Independent MVP for associating unlinked alerts with known SSO orbits](https://www.rubin.community/t/independent-mvp-for-associating-unlinked-alerts-with-known-sso-orbits/12294)

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**Author:** [@recoil77](https://www.rubin.community/u/recoil77)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/independent-mvp-for-associating-unlinked-alerts-with-known-sso-orbits/12294 "2026-07-24T16:39:16Z")

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Hi all, I have released an MVP of an independent pipeline for associating previously unlinked alert detections with known Minor Planet Center orbits: https://sso.fullnode.pro/ The motivation is simple: ssObjectId = 0 …

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## [Early alerts visit-level information](https://www.rubin.community/t/early-alerts-visit-level-information/11899)

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**Author:** [@jrob93](https://www.rubin.community/u/jrob93)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/early-alerts-visit-level-information/11899 "2026-04-24T09:44:52Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to use the available alerts to estimate where Rubin has been observing and if possible some metrics associated with each visit (e.g. seeing etc). Looking closer at the alert production database the…

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## [Fink\_datatransfer is not downloading data](https://www.rubin.community/t/fink-datatransfer-is-not-downloading-data/11874)

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**Author:** [@adoppler](https://www.rubin.community/u/adoppler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/fink-datatransfer-is-not-downloading-data/11874 "2026-04-16T14:48:26Z")

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Hi all, Is anyone else having trouble downloading data right now? According to the website, a batch has been created and populated with data, but nothing is downloading. Starting… 04/26/15 7:55:49 PM -Livy- Generatin…

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## [New categories and tags for brokers](https://www.rubin.community/t/new-categories-and-tags-for-brokers/11694)

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**Author:** [@fforster](https://www.rubin.community/u/fforster)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/new-categories-and-tags-for-brokers/11694 "2026-03-17T18:26:16Z")

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Hi, it seems that some brokers have their own categories and tags for user support. In ALeRCE, we would like to request the sub-category Support-\>ALeRCE and the tag ‘alerce’. Would it be possible to create them? Perhap…

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## [An introduction to Fink](https://www.rubin.community/t/an-introduction-to-fink/10653)

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**Author:** [@JulienPeloton](https://www.rubin.community/u/JulienPeloton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/an-introduction-to-fink/10653 "2025-07-23T15:15:49Z")

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What is Fink? Fink is an astronomical alert broker that serves as an intermediary between alert issuers and the scientific community analyzing the alert data. It provides services designed to assist scientists in efficie…

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## [Creating a new sub-category for the Fink broker](https://www.rubin.community/t/creating-a-new-sub-category-for-the-fink-broker/8691)

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**Author:** [@JulienPeloton](https://www.rubin.community/u/JulienPeloton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/creating-a-new-sub-category-for-the-fink-broker/8691 "2024-06-13T11:43:40Z")

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Hello, Similarly to the sub-category Support \> Lasair, would it be possible to have a sub-category for the Fink broker ? (Support \> Fink) Thank you! Julien