# \#source-injection

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## [Source injection with modified PSF](https://www.rubin.community/t/source-injection-with-modified-psf/11181)

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**Author:** [@ConnorStone](https://www.rubin.community/u/ConnorStone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/source-injection-with-modified-psf/11181 "2025-11-03T14:39:17Z")

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Hello, I have used the tutorials to try injecting sources into a visit image and that works as expected. However, something I would like to try is injecting a source using a manually modified PSF. Essentially this would…

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## [Source detection on difference images](https://www.rubin.community/t/source-detection-on-difference-images/8460)

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**Author:** [@Vincenzo](https://www.rubin.community/u/Vincenzo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/source-detection-on-difference-images/8460 "2024-04-15T19:45:19Z")

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Hi, I am trying to put together tutorial notebooks DP02\_14\_Injecting\_Synthetic\_Sources and DP02\_05\_Introduction\_to\_Source\_Detection. The final idea would be to inject a fake source onto an image, run the image subtrac…

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## [Usefulness of inserting fake/synthetic sources](https://www.rubin.community/t/usefulness-of-inserting-fake-synthetic-sources/7778)

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**Author:** [@davidcue](https://www.rubin.community/u/davidcue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/usefulness-of-inserting-fake-synthetic-sources/7778 "2023-09-24T11:27:48Z")

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This summer I was introduced to the Rubin Science Data Preview and am getting accustomed to all of the data manipulation available through the notebook aspect. I am also new to astronomy in general, but I am interested i…

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## [Synthetic Source Injection Workshop 2021-06-03](https://www.rubin.community/t/synthetic-source-injection-workshop-2021-06-03/5198)

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**Author:** [@lskelvin](https://www.rubin.community/u/lskelvin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/synthetic-source-injection-workshop-2021-06-03/5198 "2021-06-04T15:57:03Z")

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On Thursday June 3 at 13:00 - 16:00 Eastern (10:00 Pacific, 18:00 UK, 22:30 India, 01:00+1 Perth, 02:00+1 Japan, 03:00+1 Sydney) the data management team will host the Synthetic Source Injection Workshop. Injecting synth…