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The First data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Journal Article · · Astron.J.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/378165· OSTI ID:1847298
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 square degrees of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of galaxies, quasars, stars and calibrating blank sky patches selected over 1360 square degrees of this area, and tables of measured parameters from these data. The imaging data go to a depth of r ~ 22.6 and are photometrically and astrometrically calibrated to 2% rms and 100 milli-arcsec rms per coordinate, respectively. The spectra cover the range 3800--9200 A, with a resolution of 1800--2100. Further characteristics of the data are described, as are the data products themselves.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Contributing Organization:
SDSS
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1847298
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-03-176-A; arXiv:astro-ph/0305492; oai:inspirehep.net:619526
Journal Information:
Astron.J., Journal Name: Astron.J. Vol. 126
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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