Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a major astronomical project that has created some of the most detailed three-dimensional maps of the universe using wide-field imaging and spectroscopy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sloan Digital Sky Survey canonical | 9 |
| Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey | 1 |
| SDSS survey | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
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astronomy project ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SDSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band |
g-band
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i-band ⓘ r-band ⓘ u-band ⓘ z-band ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | hundreds of scientists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataAccess | online archive ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | public data releases ⓘ |
| dataRelease |
DR1
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DR10 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR11 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR12 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR13 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR14 ⓘ DR15 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR16 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR17 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR3 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR4 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR5 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR6 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR7 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR8 NERFINISHED ⓘ DR9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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participating institutions ⓘ |
| goal |
create detailed three-dimensional maps of the universe
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measure redshifts of galaxies and quasars ⓘ study large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
SDSS-I
NERFINISHED
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SDSS-II NERFINISHED ⓘ SDSS-III NERFINISHED ⓘ SDSS-IV NERFINISHED ⓘ SDSS-V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
Milky Way structure studies
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galaxy evolution research ⓘ precision cosmology ⓘ quasar and AGN research ⓘ studies of dark energy ⓘ studies of dark matter ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| includesProgram |
Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment
NERFINISHED
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Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale galaxy redshift surveys
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mapping the large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ publicly accessible data releases ⓘ quasar surveys ⓘ |
| location | Apache Point Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatory | Apache Point Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
imaging data
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photometric catalogues ⓘ redshift surveys ⓘ spectroscopic catalogues ⓘ |
| startTime | 2000 ⓘ |
| surveyArea | about one-third of the sky ⓘ |
| telescopeUsed | 2.5-meter Sloan Foundation Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
multi-object spectroscopy
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wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| wavelength |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SDSS survey
this entity surface form:
Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey