# \#rubin\_sim

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## [Adding Johnson R to rubin\_sim?](https://www.rubin.community/t/adding-johnson-r-to-rubin-sim/10841)

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**Author:** [@astjoephysics](https://www.rubin.community/u/astjoephysics)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/adding-johnson-r-to-rubin-sim/10841 "2025-11-25T17:10:36Z")

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We in the Sorcha team are using rubin\_sim as part of our demo notebooks to show how a user could convert a measured reflectance spectrum of a given solar system object to LSST colours. As part of this demo notebook we al…

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## [Rubin\_sim v2.0.0 released, plus creation of rubin\_scheduler v1.0.0](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-v2-0-0-released-plus-creation-of-rubin-scheduler-v1-0-0/8151)

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**Author:** [@ljones](https://www.rubin.community/u/ljones)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-v2-0-0-released-plus-creation-of-rubin-scheduler-v1-0-0/8151 "2023-12-11T21:48:53Z")

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Important news regarding updates to rubin\_sim! To better support operations at the summit, we have split the rubin\_sim package into rubin\_sim and rubin\_scheduler. Rubin\_sim will continue to contain the most commonly u…

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## [Rubin\_sim calc\_mag returnig NaN's?](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-calc-mag-returnig-nans/8032)

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**Author:** [@astjoephysics](https://www.rubin.community/u/astjoephysics)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-calc-mag-returnig-nans/8032 "2023-11-02T20:01:47Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to take some reflectance spectra I have of solar system objects, turn them into SED’s and then calculate magnitudes for them in LSST filters (much like the example notebook provided in the repository for …

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## [Installing syseng\_throughputs in conda environment?](https://www.rubin.community/t/installing-syseng-throughputs-in-conda-environment/7986)

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**Author:** [@astjoephysics](https://www.rubin.community/u/astjoephysics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/installing-syseng-throughputs-in-conda-environment/7986 "2023-10-13T20:25:18Z")

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Hi, I’ve installed rubin\_sim through conda (as per the steps on the github page), and am looking to run some tests with the new filter throughputs via the syseng\_throughputs package. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to import…

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## [Rubin\_sim v1.3 released](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-v1-3-released/7937)

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**Author:** [@ljones](https://www.rubin.community/u/ljones)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/rubin-sim-v1-3-released/7937 "2023-09-27T09:43:56Z")

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I would like to announce that rubin\_sim v1.3.0 has been released. A major update with this release is that the data associated with rubin\_sim has been updated to use a newly released 1.9 set of throughput curves. This a…

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## [Announcing rubin\_sim version 1.0](https://www.rubin.community/t/announcing-rubin-sim-version-1-0/7261)

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**Author:** [@yoachim](https://www.rubin.community/u/yoachim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/announcing-rubin-sim-version-1-0/7261 "2022-11-30T20:12:35Z")

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We are happy to announce the release of rubin\_sim version 1.0. This was mostly a large refactor to get the code in better compliance with python style standards. As such, there were numerous name changes that will not be…

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## [How to cite LSST throughputs repo](https://www.rubin.community/t/how-to-cite-lsst-throughputs-repo/7106)

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**Author:** [@pollack](https://www.rubin.community/u/pollack)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/how-to-cite-lsst-throughputs-repo/7106 "2022-10-12T20:40:52Z")

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Hi, I would like to know what type of citation to use for the GitHub - lsst/throughputs: LSST Simulations repository for baseline evaluation information repo. Is there a particular paper that can be referenced? Many t…

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## [Producing LSST mags from partial SED](https://www.rubin.community/t/producing-lsst-mags-from-partial-sed/6918)

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**Author:** [@RShA](https://www.rubin.community/u/RShA)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/producing-lsst-mags-from-partial-sed/6918 "2022-08-01T10:54:55Z")

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Hi, I’ve been trying to use rubin\_sim.photUtils.Sed.calcMag on real-life spectra and I discovered behaviour that seems strange to me. If I try to calculate mags on a SED that does not completely overlap in wavelengths w…

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## [Announcing rubin\_sim](https://www.rubin.community/t/announcing-rubin-sim/5881)

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**Author:** [@ljones](https://www.rubin.community/u/ljones)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/announcing-rubin-sim/5881 "2021-10-27T20:32:58Z")

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Hi simulations and survey strategists! We announced this at the PCW, and it’s been available for a little while, but here is a more ‘formal’(?) announcement of our switch from lsst\_sims software to rubin\_sim! The rubin…
