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Digitized Sky Survey
Alternative namesDSS
Coordinates31°16′37″S 149°03′58″E / 31.276811°S 149.0661°E / -31.276811; 149.0661 Edit this at Wikidata
Observatory code260
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The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a digitized version of several photographic astronomical surveys of the night sky, produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute between 1983 and 2006.

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Digitized Sky Survey

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The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a digitized version of several photographic astronomical surveys of the night sky, produced by the Space Telescope Science...

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Astronomical survey

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Digitized Sky Survey – optical all-sky survey created from digitized photographic plates, 1994 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dfGRS) – redshift survey conducted...

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UK Schmidt Telescope

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Hubble Space Telescope, and the Digitized Sky Survey. Although the UKST was originally used to take photographs of the sky, traditional photographic glass...

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Palomar Observatory

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the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS). The multi-year POSS projects were followed by the Palomar Quasar Equatorial Survey Team (QUEST) Variability survey. This...

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Pleiades

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to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII region...

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DSS

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transmission system used by DirecTV Digitized Sky Survey, a digital version of several photographic atlases of the night sky Direct-Sequence Spreading, another...

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Photographic plate

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leadership of the late Barry Lasker to develop the Guide Star Catalog and Digitized Sky Survey that are used to guide and direct the Hubble Space Telescope. APDA's...

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Makemake

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have been found in photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory's Digitized Sky Survey from January 29, 1955 to May 1, 1998. Despite its relative brightness...

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Alpha Centauri

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brightest star in the constellation and the third-brightest in the night sky, outshone by only Sirius and Canopus. α Centauri A has 1.1 times the mass...

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90482 Orcus

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Observatory as early as 8 November 1951 were later obtained from the Digitized Sky Survey. The minor planet Orcus was named after one of the Roman gods of...

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2012 phenomenon

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the English-language edition of Pravda claimed, citing a Second Digitized Sky Survey photograph as evidence, that SETI had detected three large spacecraft...

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Luhman 16

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taken by WISE in 2010–2011, afterwards it was precovered from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS, 1978 (IR) & 1992 (red)), Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS...

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Small Magellanic Cloud

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(70 times the Moon's). Since its surface brightness is very low, this deep-sky object is best seen on clear moonless nights and away from city lights. The...

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18610 Arthurdent

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the ecliptic. The first known precovery image was taken during the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) at Palomar Observatory in 1988, extending the asteroid's observation...

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VY Canis Majoris

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(0.19 ly). This nebula is so bright that it was discovered in a dry night sky in 1917 with an 18 cm telescope, and its condensations were once regarded...

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90377 Sedna

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from the Sun. Precovery images have since been found in the Palomar Digitized Sky Survey dating back to 25 September 1990. Brown initially nicknamed Sedna...

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Fomalhaut

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Austrinus, the Southern Fish, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Piscis Austrini, which is an alternative...

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Australian Astronomical Observatory

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the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) survey. Digitized Sky Survey List of astronomical observatories Sky survey Helen Sim, ed. (14 October 2009), The...

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26858 Misterrogers

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body's observation arc begins with a precovery published by the Digitized Sky Survey, taken at Palomar in May 1990, almost 3 years prior to its official...

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NGC 2012

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Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-19. "NGC 2012 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Mensa | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19....

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NGC 6600

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In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17. Ford, Dominic. "The New General Catalogue (NGC)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17. "Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)...

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