Title :
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Author :
Szalay, Alexander S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Astronomy is about to undergo a major paradigm shift, with data sets becoming larger and more homogeneous, designed for the first time in a top-down fashion. The paper discusses the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. By digitally mapping half of the northern sky, this project promises to radically improve the way scientists do astronomy. In putting a digital sky on the desktops of astronomers, the SDSS could well lead to major new discoveries
Keywords :
astronomical catalogues; astronomy computing; cartography; scientific information systems; SDSS; Sloan Digital Sky Survey; astronomy; data sets; digital mapping; northern sky; Astronomy; Catalogs; Collaboration; Databases; Engines; Filters; Infrared detectors; Optical imaging; Photometry; Telescopes;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.753047
