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"Mapping the universe"


Posté par Bubble , Jul 08,2002,19:08 Index  Forum

What is the Sloan Digital Sky Survey?

"Simply put, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey is the most ambitious astronomical survey project ever undertaken. The survey will map in detail one-quarter of the entire sky, determining the positions and absolute brightnesses of more than 100 million celestial objects. It will also measure the distances to more than a million galaxies and
quasars. Apache Point Observatory, site of the SDSS telescopes, is operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC)..."

http://www.sdss.org/

http://www.sdss.org/status/index.html



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