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  • lsst.afw.cameraGeom
  • lsst.afw.coord
    • lsst.afw.detection
    • lsst.afw.display
    • lsst.afw.fits
    • lsst.afw.formatters
    • lsst.afw.geom
    • lsst.afw.image
    • lsst.afw.math
    • lsst.afw.table
    • lsst.afw.typehandling
    • lsst.alert.packet
    • lsst.analysis.ap
    • lsst.analysis.tools
    • lsst.ap.association
    • lsst.ap.pipe
    • lsst.ap.verify
    • lsst.base
    • lsst.cbp
    • lsst.cell_coadds
    • lsst.coadd.utils
    • lsst.cp.pipe
    • lsst.ctrl.bps.htcondor
    • lsst.ctrl.bps.panda
    • lsst.ctrl.bps.parsl
    • lsst.ctrl.bps
    • lsst.ctrl.mpexec
    • lsst.daf.butler
    • lsst.dax.apdb
    • lsst.dax.images.cutout
    • lsst.display.ds9
    • lsst.display.firefly
    • lsst.drp.pipe
    • lsst.drp.tasks
    • lsst.faro.base
    • lsst.faro.measurement
    • lsst.faro.preparation
    • lsst.faro.summary
    • lsst.faro.utils
    • lsst.faro
    • lsst.fgcmcal
    • lsst.gauss2d.fit
    • lsst.gauss2d
    • lsst.geom
    • lsst.images
    • lsst.ip.diffim
    • lsst.ip.isr
    • lsst.jointcal
    • lsst.log
    • lsst.meas.algorithms
    • lsst.meas.astrom
    • lsst.meas.base
    • lsst.meas.deblender
    • lsst.meas.extensions.gaap
    • lsst.meas.extensions.multiprofit
    • lsst.meas.extensions.photometryKron
    • lsst.meas.extensions.piff
    • lsst.meas.extensions.psfex
    • lsst.meas.extensions.scarlet
    • lsst.meas.extensions.shapeHSM
    • lsst.meas.extensions.simpleShape
    • lsst.meas.extensions.trailedSources
    • lsst.meas.modelfit
    • lsst.meas.transiNet
    • lsst.modelfit.parameters
    • lsst.multiprofit
    • lsst.obs.base
    • lsst.obs.cfht
    • lsst.obs.decam
    • lsst.obs.lsst
    • lsst.pex.config
    • lsst.pex.exceptions
    • lsst.pipe.base
    • lsst.pipe.tasks
    • lsst.resources
    • lsst.sconsUtils
    • lsst.sdm.tools
    • lsst.shapelet
    • lsst.skymap
    • lsst.source.injection
    • lsst.utils
    • lsst.verify
    • lsstDebug
    • verify_metrics
    • Release History
    • Known Issues
    • Characterization Metric Reports
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    • Rubin docs
  • GitHub
  • Getting started with the LSST Science Pipelines
  • Installing the LSST Science Pipelines
  • Data access and pipeline middleware
  • lsst.afw.cameraGeom
  • lsst.afw.coord
  • lsst.afw.detection
  • lsst.afw.display
  • lsst.afw.fits
  • lsst.afw.formatters
  • lsst.afw.geom
  • lsst.afw.image
  • lsst.afw.math
  • lsst.afw.table
  • lsst.afw.typehandling
  • lsst.alert.packet
  • lsst.analysis.ap
  • lsst.analysis.tools
  • lsst.ap.association
  • lsst.ap.pipe
  • lsst.ap.verify
  • lsst.base
  • lsst.cbp
  • lsst.cell_coadds
  • lsst.coadd.utils
  • lsst.cp.pipe
  • lsst.ctrl.bps.htcondor
  • lsst.ctrl.bps.panda
  • lsst.ctrl.bps.parsl
  • lsst.ctrl.bps
  • lsst.ctrl.mpexec
  • lsst.daf.butler
  • lsst.dax.apdb
  • lsst.dax.images.cutout
  • lsst.display.ds9
  • lsst.display.firefly
  • lsst.drp.pipe
  • lsst.drp.tasks
  • lsst.faro.base
  • lsst.faro.measurement
  • lsst.faro.preparation
  • lsst.faro.summary
  • lsst.faro.utils
  • lsst.faro
  • lsst.fgcmcal
  • lsst.gauss2d.fit
  • lsst.gauss2d
  • lsst.geom
  • lsst.images
  • lsst.ip.diffim
  • lsst.ip.isr
  • lsst.jointcal
  • lsst.log
  • lsst.meas.algorithms
  • lsst.meas.astrom
  • lsst.meas.base
  • lsst.meas.deblender
  • lsst.meas.extensions.gaap
  • lsst.meas.extensions.multiprofit
  • lsst.meas.extensions.photometryKron
  • lsst.meas.extensions.piff
  • lsst.meas.extensions.psfex
  • lsst.meas.extensions.scarlet
  • lsst.meas.extensions.shapeHSM
  • lsst.meas.extensions.simpleShape
  • lsst.meas.extensions.trailedSources
  • lsst.meas.modelfit
  • lsst.meas.transiNet
  • lsst.modelfit.parameters
  • lsst.multiprofit
  • lsst.obs.base
  • lsst.obs.cfht
  • lsst.obs.decam
  • lsst.obs.lsst
  • lsst.pex.config
  • lsst.pex.exceptions
  • lsst.pipe.base
  • lsst.pipe.tasks
  • lsst.resources
  • lsst.sconsUtils
  • lsst.sdm.tools
  • lsst.shapelet
  • lsst.skymap
  • lsst.source.injection
  • lsst.utils
  • lsst.verify
  • lsstDebug
  • verify_metrics
  • Release History
  • Known Issues
  • Characterization Metric Reports
  • Tasks
  • Rubin docs
  • GitHub

Section Navigation

  • lsst-images v30.0.6 (2026-04-07)
  • Core API Reference
    • get_legacy_visit_image_mask_planes
    • AbsoluteSliceProxy
    • Bounds
    • BoundsError
    • Box
    • BoxSliceFactory
    • CameraFrameSet
    • CameraFrameSetSerializationModel
    • ColorImage
    • DetectorFrame
    • FieldAngleFrame
    • FocalPlaneFrame
    • Frame
    • FrameLookupError
    • FrameSet
    • GeneralFrame
    • GeneralizedImage
    • Image
    • ImageSerializationModel
    • Interval
    • IntervalSliceFactory
    • LocalSliceProxy
    • Mask
    • MaskPlane
    • MaskPlaneBit
    • MaskSchema
    • MaskSerializationModel
    • MaskedImage
    • MaskedImageSerializationModel
    • NoOverlapError
    • ObservationSummaryStats
    • Projection
    • ProjectionAstropyView
    • ProjectionSerializationModel
    • SkyFrame
    • TractFrame
    • Transform
    • TransformCompositionError
    • TransformSerializationModel
    • VisitImage
    • VisitImageSerializationModel
    • XY
    • YX
  • PSF Models
    • GaussianPSFSerializationModel
    • GaussianPointSpreadFunction
    • LegacyPointSpreadFunction
    • PSFExSerializationModel
    • PSFExWrapper
    • PiffSerializationModel
    • PiffWrapper
    • PointSpreadFunction
  • Calculated 2-d Fields
    • deserialize_field
    • field_from_legacy
    • field_from_legacy_background
    • BaseField
    • ChebyshevField
    • ChebyshevFieldSerializationModel
    • ProductField
    • ProductFieldSerializationModel
    • SplineField
    • SplineFieldSerializationModel
    • SumField
    • SumFieldSerializationModel
  • Serialization
    • is_integer
    • no_header_updates
    • ArchiveReadError
    • ArchiveTree
    • ArrayReferenceModel
    • ArrayReferenceQuantityModel
    • ButlerInfo
    • ColumnDefinitionModel
    • InlineArrayModel
    • InlineArrayQuantityModel
    • InputArchive
    • NestedOutputArchive
    • NumberType
    • OpaqueArchiveMetadata
    • OutputArchive
    • QuantityModel
    • TableCellReferenceModel
    • TableReferenceModel
    • TimeModel
    • UnsupportedTableError
    • IntegerType
    • MetadataValue
    • SignedIntegerType
    • UnsignedIntegerType
  • FITS I/O
    • add_offset_wcs
    • read
    • strip_butler_cards
    • strip_legacy_exposure_cards
    • strip_wcs_cards
    • write
    • ExtensionKey
    • FitsCompressionAlgorithm
    • FitsCompressionOptions
    • FitsDitherAlgorithm
    • FitsInputArchive
    • FitsOpaqueMetadata
    • FitsOutputArchive
    • FitsQuantizationOptions
    • InvalidFitsArchiveError
    • PrecompressedImage
    • ReadResult
    • ExtensionHDU
  • Test Utilities
    • arrays_to_legacy_points
    • assert_close
    • assert_images_equal
    • assert_masked_images_equal
    • assert_masks_equal
    • assert_projections_equal
    • check_astropy_wcs_interface
    • check_projection
    • check_transform
    • compare_field_to_legacy
    • compare_image_to_legacy
    • compare_mask_to_legacy
    • compare_masked_image_to_legacy
    • compare_projection_to_legacy_wcs
    • compare_psf_to_legacy
    • compare_visit_image_to_legacy
    • legacy_coords_to_astropy
    • legacy_points_to_xy_array
    • make_random_projection
    • RoundtripFits
    • TemporaryButler
  • lsst.images

lsst.images#

Modern image types and serialization for Rubin Observatory data products.

Changes#

  • lsst-images v30.0.6 (2026-04-07)
  • lsst-images v30.0.4 (2026-03-02)

Design and Development#

  • Core API Reference
  • PSF Models
  • Calculated 2-d Fields
  • Serialization
  • FITS I/O
  • Test Utilities

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