WHAT WAS THAT? – ESO-LSST meeting

PLANNING ESO FOLLOW UP FOR TRANSIENTS, VARIABLES, AND SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS IN THE ERA OF LSST: The goal of this meeting is to encourage coordination in the communities who study the variable, transient and moving objects that the Vera C Rubin observatory’s LSST will discover vast numbers of, to figure out how best ESO’s facilities can provide the necessary follow up. We will introduce the LSST, its public alerts and 'brokers' to a wider ESO audience, discuss how previous surveys of transients (e.g. PESSTO) have operated and what models are best for the LSST era, and provide an opportunity for the communities of researchers in these topics to come together to plan coordinated efforts. Coordination will be key to maximizing the science that can come from combining LSST discoveries and the wide variety of detailed observations possible with ESO facilities. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a platform to explore collaboration and coordinated ESO programs in the LSST era.