AEGIS (astronomy) explained

AEGIS, or the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey, is a multi-wavelength astronomical survey of a patch of the sky with low extinction and zodiacal scattering. The purpose of the survey is to study the physical processes and evolution of galaxies at redshift z ~ 1. As of February 2011 more than 80 research papers have been published based on data from the survey.[1]

Observatories

AEGIS makes use of multiple terrestrial and space based observatories to conduct the survey. These observatories make overlapping scans of the survey area.[2] The primary telescopes are:[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://aegis.ucolick.org/aegis_papers.html AEGIS Papers
  2. http://aegis.ucolick.org/gallery_images/egs_coverage.html EGS Coverage
  3. Web site: Official Project Site . 2011-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070315201922/http://aegis.ucolick.org/ . 2007-03-15 . dead .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811231439/http://astro.imperial.ac.uk/research/aegis/