The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey

Arecibo Observatory

Galaxy Surveys/Databases for ALFALFA

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.

SDSS, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
SDSS DR6 Finding Chart Tool
SDSS Data Release 6
Skyview
Customized SkyView Interface
NED
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
ALFALFA data access

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.
Check out some of Martha's favorite Virgo cluster objects
Using NED to find the members of a rich cluster
Using SDSS to find active galaxies in the cluster A1238
Running a SDSS SQL query to find quasars with z > 5

Back to ALFA for ALFALFA

Last modified: Sun Oct 7 10:55:22 EST 2007 by martha