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Specialized Resource (CeaApplication):
FIRST Survey Catalogue (03Apr11 Version)

Short name: none specified
IVOA Identifier: ivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk/first-dsa/ceaApplicationPublisher: WFAU, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburghivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk[Pub. ID]
More Info: http://sundog.stsci.edu/first/catalogs/readme.html
VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Status: active
Registered: 2010 Feb 15 12:11:08Z
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Description


FIRST (Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm) is a project designed to produce the radio equivalent of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey over 10,000 square degrees of the North and South Galactic Caps. The catalogue covers a total of about 9033 square degrees of sky (8422 square degrees in the north Galactic cap and 611 square degrees in the south Galactic cap.)

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: WFAU, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburghivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk[Pub. ID]

Creator: Robert H. Becker, David J. Helfand, Richard L. White

Contact Information:
X Mark Holliman
Email: msh at roe.ac.uk

Status of This Resource

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Version: 03Apr11 Version
Availability: This is an active resource.
Relevant dates for this Resource:
  • Representative: 2010 Feb 15

This resource was registered on: 2010 Feb 15 12:11:08Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2010 Feb 15 12:11:08Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CeaApplication
Resource type keywords:
  • Catalog
Subject keywords:
  • Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm FIRST
Intended audience or use:
  • Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: http://sundog.stsci.edu/first/catalogs/readme.html

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