The SDSS SkyServer, Public Access to the Sloan Digital Sky Server Data
Alexander Szalay, Jim Gray, Ani Thakar, Peter Z. Kunszt, Tanu Malik,, Jordan Raddick, Christopher Stoughton, Jan vandenBerg
TL;DR
The SDSS SkyServer offers public internet access to Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, supporting research and education by providing a well-documented, accessible database platform for astronomical data analysis.
Contribution
This paper introduces the SkyServer system, detailing its architecture, operational experience, and its role as a test platform for database research using SDSS data.
Findings
Successful public access to SDSS data via SkyServer
Effective architecture supporting large-scale astronomical data
SkyServer serves as a valuable platform for database research
Abstract
The SkyServer provides Internet access to the public Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data for both astronomers and for science education. This paper describes the SkyServer goals and architecture. It also describes our experience operating the SkyServer on the Internet. The SDSS data is public and well-documented so it makes a good test platform for research on database algorithms and performance.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Database Systems and Queries · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Advanced Data Storage Technologies