Tag Archives: enhancements

SkyView Hardware Update

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Carina Kan

Last week SkyView was updated with new hardware. The SkyView interface should look the same but behind the scenes this update may add a bit more speed to queries but will mostly provide a more robust computing environment, more space for caching query … Continue reading →

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SkyView release v3.1.12

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Carina Kan

We have released SkyView v3.1.12  with 2 enhancements!  This new version adds social network sharing options to the SkyView Image Gallery  and a helpful option to the Overlays section of the main SkyView Query form. Facebook and Twitter Share buttons are now displayed with … Continue reading →

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SkyView Allsky Images from Gamma-ray to Radio

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Carina Kan

We have been thinking of ways to add more educational aspects to the SkyView website and our first step was to create a slide show of survey data that cover the entire sky. This first image set is in equatorial … Continue reading →

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New SkyView Survey: WMAP

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Carina Kan

Microwave data from the WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) mission are now available in SkyView. WMAP is the first fine-resolution (0.2 degree) all-sky map of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. For more information see our Survey Information page and the … Continue reading →

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SkyView image center coordinates in decimal format added

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Carina Kan

The information displayed below web form query image results now includes the coordinates of the requested center in decimal format.  This applies to queries where the entered position is in any format other than decimal (object name, coordinates in sexagesimal … Continue reading →

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New SkyView Image Gallery

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Carina Kan

We have added an Image Gallery to the site and we welcome your SkyView images. Just click the Add to Gallery button below your generated images and they will be added to the gallery and included in the pool of … Continue reading →

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Finding which image was used for each pixel

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Tess Jaffe

One of the major functions of SkyView is mosaicking multiple images together. Occasionally you may be interested in finding out which source image was used for a given pixel. The FITS header indicates which images were used somewhere, but normally … Continue reading →

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Reference Coordinates in Fixed Projections

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Tess Jaffe

SkyView treats a number of projections (Aitoff, Cartesian, Sansom-Flamsteed/Sinusoidal) as fixed projections. Regardless of the position you specify, the sky is projected to the plane in the same way. All that your coordinate entry changes is the center of the … Continue reading →

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