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Sloan Survey Second Data Release

Posted by timothy on from the tax-sink dept.

TMB writes "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a large survey for distant galaxies and quasars that will cover 1/4 of the sky, just celebrated Data Release 2. The imaging data covers 3324 square degrees, with 88 million objects, plus spectra of 367,360 objects (mostly galaxies)."

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  1. square degrees? by 4of12 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whatever happened to good old steradians?

    Of course, I'm probably living in someone else's view of a sky that is measured in cubic degrees.

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  2. Re:Mindblowing by Pumpernickle · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is something to what you say. In my case, however, if I'm kept up at night and I'm thinking about 88 million objects, they probably happen to be all those blasted sheep I've been counting. =/

  3. Is it REALLY huge? by Cujo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Puny Earthling, your universe is just a spacetime bubble in someone's lab. As soon as your creator defends his thesis, you're out of here.

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