SDSS Computing

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is using a 2.5 meter telescope in Apache Point, New Mexico to get detailed images of over a quarter of the sky and a 3-D map of one million galaxies and quasars.  This research will help answer questions about the nature of the Universe, the origin of galaxies and quasars and the formation and evolution of our own galaxy. Over 25 institutions worldwide contribute to this exciting research project.

The Computing Division provides essential support for SDSS:  It supports the data acquisition systems at the Apache Point Observatory and provides engineering and technical support of operations there; ingests and stores all the data collected at APO and processes all the imaging, spectroscopic and the data from two telescopes; analyzes the scientific data;distributes data to SDSS collaborators and to the public via it’s Data Archive Server and Catalog Archive Server; supports the SDSS computing cluster and CAS servers; CD is responsible for survey planning and project management; and finally, it runs the project web sites. 

More Information: SDSS Computing, Fermilab Experimental Astrophysics Group, SDSS Project Home

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Last updated by cdweb on 04/29/2008