The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey

Arecibo Observatory

Galaxy Surveys/Databases for UAT Workshop Observing

Follow these links to find and learn about various useful galaxy databases and websites. The more you know, the more you will understand. And, the more you will be able to contribute to the ALFALFA research effort on your own.

ALFALFA data access
ALFALFA data files

SDSS, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: an optical survey of the sky
SDSS DR7 Finding Chart Tool
SDSS Data Release 7
Comparison of ALFALFA and SDSS Coverage

Skyview Finding Chart Tool

NED(NASA Extragalactic Database): searchable database of galaxy information

Some exercises on galaxy surveys

Using SDSS, DSS2 and NED to find images/info of some interesting objects
Investigate galaxies in the region mapped by the Summer 2005 undergrad team.

Other archives:

STScI MAST archive server
WHISP Homepage (Westerbork Survey of HI in ~300 Nearby Galaxies)
John Hibbard's HI Rogues' Gallery
THINGS home page
HIPASS data release (Parkes Multibeam Survey)
2MASS at IPAC

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