AstroGrid explained

AstroGrid was a £7.7M project which built a data-grid for UK astronomy, forming part of the UK contribution to the International Virtual Observatory. AstroGrid announced its first full production release on 1 April 2008.^[1]

The project ran, in three phases, from 2001 to 2009. Accounts of its end-days^{[2] [3] [4]} suggest that many in the community regretted its early closing.

External links

• http://www.astrogrid.org
• http://www.stfc.ac.uk/

Notes and References

1. http://www.astrogrid.org/wiki/Community/News/20080401-nam2008 Community/News/20080401-nam2008 – AstroGrid – Trac
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7487861.stm BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Physics names winners and losers
3. http://andyxl.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/c-day-plus-one/ C-day Plus One « The e-Astronomer
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7341535.stm BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | An astronomer's view of funding cuts