Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Mission Characteristics
Lifetime: | 2004 - present |
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Area Coverage: | Targeted - 11663 square degrees. |
Instruments: | SDSS camera and spectrograph on the 2.5-meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory. |
Science Products Generated: | The DR7 imaging data cover 11663 square degrees, and include information on roughly 357 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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