print email comment close Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS): SkyServer URL: http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/ Description: Data from a "project to make a map of a large part of the universe." The project is "a 5-year survey of the Northern sky (10,000 square degrees) to about 1/2 arcsecond resolution using a modern ground-based telescope [SDSS]. It will characterize about 200M objects in 5 optical bands, and will measure the spectra of a million objects." The site has science projects and links to other education sites, information on astronomy, a FAQ, and a glossary. Publisher: Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Astronomy Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. Cosmography LII Database Information: Record 17987 created by Sybil Finemel on 01/20/2003 Last modification on 10/04/2004 Published: 01/20/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/17987