LOFAR LBA Sky Survey. I.

Whilst the direction-dependent effects, such as those from the ionosphere, are not yet corrected, the images presented in this work are still 10 times more sensitive than previous surveys available at these low frequencies. The preliminary data release covers 740deg^2^ around the HETDEX spring field region at a resolution of 47" with a median noise level of 5mJy/beam. The images and the catalogue with 25247 sources are publicly released.

We demonstrate that the system is capable of reaching an rms noise of 1mJy/beam and the resolution of 15" once direction-dependent effects are corrected for. LoLSS will provide the ultra-low-frequency information for hundreds of thousands of radio sources, providing critical spectral information and producing a unique dataset that can be used for a wide range of science topics such as: the search for high redshift galaxies and quasars, the study of the magnetosphere of exoplanets, and the detection of the oldest populations of cosmic-rays in galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and from AGN activity.