IRSA - Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Mission Characteristics
| Lifetime: | 2004 - present |
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| Area Coverage: | Targeted - 5282 square degrees - Northern Galatic Cap, and three stripes in the Southern Galactic Cap |
| Instruments: | Electronic light detectors |
| Science Products Generated: | The DR3 imaging data cover 5282 square degrees, and include information on roughly 141 million objects, in five bands. |
IRSA Services
| Image Mosaic Service | Use the IRSA and NVO image mosaic service to return science-grade SDSS mosaics that (a) preserve fluxes and astrometry and (b) rectify backgrounds to a common level. |
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| FinderChart | Visualization tool to cross-compare image data sets from various missions. |
Other Resources:
| SDSS Website | The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Home Page. |
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