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IRSA Tutorials

Euclid Tutorial Notebooks

Euclid launched in July 2023 with the primary science goals of better understanding the composition and evolution of the dark Universe. It carries two instruments: the VISible instrument (VIS) and the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP).

Quick Release 1 (Q1) was released in March 2025 and consists of approximately 35 TB of imaging, spectroscopy, and catalogs, covering four non-contiguous fields totaling 63 square degrees. Data products include MERged mosaics of calibrated and stacked frames; combined infrared spectra (SIR); and catalogs of MER objects, photometric redshifts and classifications (PHZ), and spectroscopic redshifts and line measurements (SPE).

Data products include:

MER Image Mosaics →

Retrieve both a full MER mosaic image and multi-wavelength cutouts, then subtract the background from the cutouts and extract sources.

SIR 1D Spectra →

Load a galaxy spectrum and plot it. Understand the wavelength, flux, and mask values.

MER Catalogs →

Explore the columns in the MER final catalog, query for stars, and create a color-magnitude diagram.

PHZ Catalogs →

Join the PHZ and MER catalogs to query galaxies with quality redshifts in a box region, create MER mosaic cutouts with catalog overlays, and plot the brightest galaxy’s SIR spectrum.

SPE Catalogs →

Join the SPE and MER catalogs and query for galaxies with H-alpha line detections, then plot the SIR spectrum of a galaxy with a high SNR H-alpha line measurement.

Merged Objects Catalog →

Introduction: Understand the content and format of the Euclid Q1 Merged Objects HATS Catalog, then perform a basic query.

Merged Objects Catalog →

Magnitudes: Review the types of flux measurements available, load template-fit and aperture magnitudes, and plot distributions and comparisons for different object types.

Cloud Access →

Browse the on-cloud copy of Q1, then efficiently retrieve a MER mosaic cutout and a SIR spectrum.

ERO Star Clusters →

Create multi-wavelength ERO image cutouts of a globular cluster, extract sources, and measure photometry. Match Gaia sources with Euclid ERO catalogs, then visualize with Firefly.