- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/numaster
- Title:
- NuSTAR Master Catalog
- Short Name:
- NUMASTER
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission, launched on 2012 June 13, is the first focusing high-energy X-ray telescope in orbit. NuSTAR operates in the band from 3 to 79 keV, extending the sensitivity of focusing instruments far beyond the ~10 keV high-energy cutoff achieved by all previous X-ray satellites. The inherently low background associated with concentrating the X-ray light enables NuSTAR to probe the hard X-ray sky with a more than 100-fold improvement in sensitivity over the collimated or coded mask instruments that have operated in this bandpass. The observatory was placed into a 600-km altitude, 6 degree inclination circular orbit, and consists of two co-aligned grazing-incidence X-ray telescopes pointed at celestial targets by a three-axis stabilized spacecraft. NuSTAR has completed its two-year primary science mission, and, with an expected orbit lifetime of more than 10 years, the opportunity for proposing observations as part of the General Observer (GO) program is now available, with observations beginning in 2015. Using its unprecedented combination of sensitivity and spatial and spectral resolution, NuSTAR offers opportunities for a broad range of science investigations, ranging from probing cosmic ray origins to studying the extreme physics around compact objects to mapping micro-flares on the surface of the Sun. NuSTAR also responds to targets of opportunity including supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. This table contains a list of (a) unobserved targets that are planned or have been accepted for observation by NuSTAR in the future and (b) NuSTAR observations which have been processed and successfully validated by the NuSTAR Science Operation Center. The data from these observations may or may not be public and the user should check the value of the public_date parameter to determine the status of a specified data set. Only those ObsIDs which have a public_date in the past will have data publicly available. Observations with a public_date parameter value which is either blank or a date in the future have been ingested into the HEASARC archive but will remain encrypted until their public date. Entries with the status field set to 'accepted' are targets approved for scheduling, and the planned exposure time given in the exposure_a (and exposure_b) parameter will have a negative value for those targets. This database table is based on information supplied by the NuSTAR Project at Caltech. It is automatically updated on a regular basis. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
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- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/dss
- Title:
- Original Digitized Sky Survey
- Short Name:
- DSS
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This survey comprises the compressed digitization of the Southern Sky Survey and the Palomar Sky Survey E plates as distributed on CD ROM by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Coverage of the entire sky is included. This survey consists of the digititized Southern Sky Survey conducted at the UK Southern Schmidt Survey Group by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (prior to 1988) and the Anglo-Australian Observatory (since 1988) Additional plates covering regions with bright objects are also included. The plates were digitized at the Space Telescope Science Institute and compressed using algorithms developed by R.White. These data are distributed on a set of 101 CD-ROMs. <P> The following data are included: <DL> <DT>Southern hemisphere <DD> SERC Southern Sky Survey and the SERC J Equatorial extension. These are typically deep, 3600s, IIIa-J exposures with a GG395 filter. Also included are 94 short (1200s) V exposures typically at Galactic latitudes below 15&#176;;. Special exposures are included in the regions of the Magellenic clouds. <DT>Northern hemisphere <dd> The northern hemisphere is covered by 644 plates from the POSS E survey. A special exposure of the M31 region that is distributed on the CD ROMs is not used in <i> SkyView </i>. </DL> Provenance: Data taken by ROE and AAO, CalTech, Compression and distribution by Space Telescope Science Institute.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/planck030
- Title:
- Planck 030 GHz Survey
- Short Name:
- Planck030
- Date:
- 03 Dec 2018
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- Planck is ESA's third generation space based cosmic microwave background experiment, operating at nine frequencies between 30 and 857 GHz and was launched May 2009. Planck provides all-sky survey data at all nine frequencies with higher resolution at the 6 higher frequencies. It provides substantially higher resolution and sensitivity than WMAP. Planck orbits in the L2 Lagrange point. These data come from Release 1 of the Planck mission. <p> The original data are stored in HEALPix pixels. SkyView treats HEALPix as a standard projection but assumes that the HEALPix data is in a projection plane with a rotation of -45 degrees. The rotation transforms the HEALPix pixels from diamonds to squares so that the boundaries of the pixels are treated properly. The special HealPixImage class is used so that SkyView can use the HEALPix FITS files directly. The HealPixImage simulates a rectangular image but translates the pixels from that image to the nested HEALPix structure that is used by the HEALPix data. Users of the SkyView Jar will be able to access this survey through the web but performance may be poor since the FITS files are 150 to 600 MB in size and must be completely read in. SkyView will not automatically cache these files on the user machine as is done for non-HEALPix surveys. </p> Data from the frequencies of 100 GHz or higher are stored in a HEALPix file with a resolution of approximately 1.7' while lower frequencies are stored with half that resolution, approximately 3.4'.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/planck857i
- Title:
- Planck 857 GHz Survey: I
- Short Name:
- Planck857I
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- Planck is ESA's third generation space based cosmic microwave background experiment, operating at nine frequencies between 30 and 857 GHz and was launched May 2009. Planck provides all-sky survey data at all nine frequencies with higher resolution at the 6 higher frequencies. It provides substantially higher resolution and sensitivity than WMAP. Planck orbits in the L2 Lagrange point. <p> These data come from the legacy Release 3 of the Planck mission. <p> These products include polarization information available to visualize in several ways. The data contain Stokes parameters I, Q, and U, and in addition to these, it is possible to visualize the polarized intensity PI=sqrt(Q^2+U^2) and the polarization angle PA=1/2atan(U/Q). Note that at their native resolution of a few arcmin (depending on the frequency), these polarization data will appear very noisy. In order to visualize the polarization information, it is highly recommended that the data be resampled with the "Clip (intensive)" sampler and the result smoothed. That sampler will average all the data points within a given output pixel rather than the more common nearest neighbor. It will do this averaging before computing either PI or PA to reduce the effects of the noise. This sampler is set as the default for this survey. If the output pixel resolution is not significantly larger than the resolution, a smoothing of the output pixels will also be necessary. <p> Note also that Q and U are defined relative to a given co-ordinate system, in this case Galactic, and following the CMB convention (not the IAU); see https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/about/pol_convention.cfm. This means that they will appear to vary rapidly near the pole of that coordinate system. The PI and PA will be computed correctly for any position on the sky. <p> The original data are stored in HEALPix pixels. SkyView treats HEALPix as a standard projection but assumes that the HEALPix data is in a projection plane with a rotation of -45 degrees. The rotation transforms the HEALPix pixels from diamonds to squares so that the boundaries of the pixels are treated properly. The special HealPixImage class is used so that SkyView can use the HEALPix FITS files directly. The HealPixImage simulates a rectangular image but translates the pixels from that image to the nested HEALPix structure that is used by the HEALPix data. Users of the SkyView Jar will be able to access this survey through the web but performance may be poor since the FITS files are 150 to 600 MB in size and must be completely read in. SkyView will not automatically cache these files on the user machine as is done for non-HEALPix surveys. </p> Data from the frequencies of 100 GHz or higher are stored in a HEALPix file with a resolution of approximately 1.7' while lower frequencies are stored with half that resolution, approximately 3.4'. Provenance: Data split using skyview.survey.HealPixSplitter from the PR3 distriuted by the Planck Science team.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/pspc1
- Title:
- PSPC summed pointed observations, 1 degree cutoff, Intensity
- Short Name:
- PSPC1
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The ROSAT PSPC surveys were generated by <i> SkyView </i> as mosaics from publically available PSPC observations. The surveys include all data available through March 1, 1997. This includes the vast majority of ROSAT PSPC observations. Filter observations and observations taken during the verification phase in 1991 were not included in either set. The details of the generation of the surveys are discussed in a <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> companion document</a>. Basically the counts and exposure from all observations were added and then an intensity map was generated as the ratio of the two. <p> The smaller cut-offs allow users to distinguish point sources in fields where a bright source may have been towards the edge of one observation and near the center of another. In these cases the source appears fuzzy due to the poor resolution of ROSAT near the edge of the field of view. This comes at the cost of a substantial reduction in the fraction of the sky covered. Counts and exposure maps are included for users who may need this information (<i>e.g.</i>, to do statistical analysis). <p> The global organization of the surveys is similar to the IRAS survey. Each map covers an area of 2.5&#176;;x2.5&#176;; with a minimum overlap of 0.25&#176;;. To cover the entire sky would require over 10,000 maps. However due to lack of coverage only approximately 4000-6000 maps are actually populated. Users asking for reqions where there is no ROSAT coverage may get a blank region returned. <p> Detailed information regarding the creation of the ROSAT suveys can be found in the <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> ROSAT PSPC Generation Document</a>. Provenance: Observational data from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, mosaicking of images done by <i>SkyView</i>.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/pspc2
- Title:
- PSPC summed pointed observations, 2 degree cutoff, Intensity
- Short Name:
- PSPC2
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The ROSAT PSPC surveys were generated by <i> SkyView </i> as mosaics from publically available PSPC observations. The surveys include all data available through March 1, 1997. This includes the vast majority of ROSAT PSPC observations. Filter observations and observations taken during the verification phase in 1991 were not included in either set. The details of the generation of the surveys are discussed in a <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> companion document</a>. Basically the counts and exposure from all observations were added and then an intensity map was generated as the ratio of the two. <p> The smaller cut-offs allow users to distinguish point sources in fields where a bright source may have been towards the edge of one observation and near the center of another. In these cases the source appears fuzzy due to the poor resolution of ROSAT near the edge of the field of view. This comes at the cost of a substantial reduction in the fraction of the sky covered. Counts and exposure maps are included for users who may need this information (<i>e.g.</i>, to do statistical analysis). <p> The global organization of the surveys is similar to the IRAS survey. Each map covers an area of 2.5&#176;;x2.5&#176;; with a minimum overlap of 0.25&#176;;. To cover the entire sky would require over 10,000 maps. However due to lack of coverage only approximately 4000-6000 maps are actually populated. Users asking for reqions where there is no ROSAT coverage may get a blank region returned. <p> Detailed information regarding the creation of the ROSAT suveys can be found in the <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> ROSAT PSPC Generation Document</a>. Provenance: Observational data from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, mosaicking of images done by <i>SkyView</i>.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/pspc0.6int
- Title:
- PSPC summed pointed observations, 0.6 degree cutoff, Intensity
- Short Name:
- PSPC0.6Int
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The ROSAT PSPC surveys were generated by <i> SkyView </i> as mosaics from publically available PSPC observations. The surveys include all data available through March 1, 1997. This includes the vast majority of ROSAT PSPC observations. Filter observations and observations taken during the verification phase in 1991 were not included in either set. The details of the generation of the surveys are discussed in a <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> companion document</a>. Basically the counts and exposure from all observations were added and then an intensity map was generated as the ratio of the two. <p> The smaller cut-offs allow users to distinguish point sources in fields where a bright source may have been towards the edge of one observation and near the center of another. In these cases the source appears fuzzy due to the poor resolution of ROSAT near the edge of the field of view. This comes at the cost of a substantial reduction in the fraction of the sky covered. Counts and exposure maps are included for users who may need this information (<i>e.g.</i>, to do statistical analysis). <p> The global organization of the surveys is similar to the IRAS survey. Each map covers an area of 2.5&#176;;x2.5&#176;; with a minimum overlap of 0.25&#176;;. To cover the entire sky would require over 10,000 maps. However due to lack of coverage only approximately 4000-6000 maps are actually populated. Users asking for reqions where there is no ROSAT coverage may get a blank region returned. <p> Detailed information regarding the creation of the ROSAT suveys can be found in the <a href="https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/pspc_generation.html"> ROSAT PSPC Generation Document</a>. Provenance: Observational data from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, mosaicking of images done by <i>SkyView</i>.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/rassmaster
- Title:
- ROSAT All-Sky Survey Archival Data
- Short Name:
- RASSMASTER
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This database table contains the list German ROSAT All-Sky Survey observations which were obtained during the ROSAT All-Sky Survey phase (1990 July 30 to 1991 Jan 25) and which have become available to the public. These data were obtained in scanning mode and therefore an individual dataset covers a much larger area of the sky than do pointed moded observations. In addition all these data were obtained with PSPC-C, while all pointed mode observations after the end of the All-Sky Survey were obtained with PSPC-B. For each observation listed in this database table, the instrument used, processing site, and coordinates of the field center are given, as well as the ROSAT observation request number (ROR), actual exposure time, date the observation took place, and more. For details about the ROSAT instruments, consult the ROSAT Mission Description (NASA Research Announcement for ROSAT, Appendix F and its addendum) and the ROSAT GSFC GOF website at <a href="http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/rosat/rosgof.html">http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/rosat/rosgof.html</a> for more information. For more information about the ROSAT All Sky Survey, see the ROSAT All Sky Survey page at <a href="http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/cgi-bin/rosat/rosat-survey">http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/cgi-bin/rosat/rosat-survey</a>. This database table was created at the HEASARC in March 2002, based on information provided by Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik at <a href="http://wave.xray.mpe.mpg.de/">http://wave.xray.mpe.mpg.de/</a>. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/rassback
- Title:
- ROSAT All-Sky X-ray Background Survey: Band 1
- Short Name:
- RASSBACK
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- These maps present maps of ROSAT soft X-ray all-sky survey as presented in Snowden et al, ApJ 485, 125 (1997). The maps cover approximately 98% of the sky. These maps have had all point sources removed These surveys supercede the RASS0.25, RASS0.75 and RASS1.5 Kev surveys previously provided. Those surveys may still be invoked in SkyView using batch and jar tools but are not accessible on the Web page. <p> The seven maps correspond to ranges in the pulse height analysis of the photons detected. Since the energy resolution of the PSPC is poor, there is consider overlap between adjacent bands. <p> The energy range for the bands corresponds to: <table><tr><th>Band</th><th>Energy range (keV)</th></tr> <tr><td>Band 1</td><td>0.11 - 0.284</td><tr> <tr><td>Band 2</td><td>0.14 - 0.284</td><tr> <tr><td>Band 3</td><td>0.2 - 0.83</td></tr> <tr><td>Band 4</td><td>0.44 - 1.01</td><tr> <tr><td>Band 5</td><td>0.56 - 1.21</td><tr> <tr><td>Band 6</td><td>0.73 - 1.56</td><tr> <tr><td>Band 7</td><td>1.05 - 2.04</td><tr> </table> Note the substantial overlap between bands. Each photon detected is assigned to a band based on the pulse height analysis for that photon, but the energy resolution of the detectors is relatively poor. Also note that Band 3 was not included in the reference paper due to poor statistics and background modeling. <p> SkyView has several other sets of surveys derived from ROSAT data with substantially higher resolution and which include point sources. The RASS surveys are derived from the RASS all sky survey. These include count and intensity maps. The PSPC maps are dervived from the PSPC pointed observations which were combined by SkyView. The HRI survey is derived from a similar mosaicking of all HRI observations. Provenance: Max Planck Institute for Exterrestrial Physics (Garching FRG). This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/rass3
- Title:
- ROSAT All-Sky X-ray Survey Broad Band: Intensity
- Short Name:
- RASS3
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The ROSAT All-Sky X-ray Survey was obtained during 1990/1991 using the ROSAT Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) in combination with the ROSAT X-ray Telescope (XRT). More than 60,000 X-ray sources were detected during this time. <p> SkyView has multiple surveys derived from the RASS data. The surveys whose RASS are counts and exposure maps from the survey. Previously The RASSBCK maps have had the point sources removed to show the diffuse X-ray background and are presended at lower resolution. <p> The full-resolution RASS surveys data are organized in 1378 fields each 6.4&#176;; x 6.4&#176;; covering the whole sky. Neighboring fields overlap by at least 0.23&#176;;.<p> Three bands are available through <i>SkyView</i> <UL> <LI> broad band (0.1-2.4 keV) <LI> hard band (0.5-2.0 keV) <LI> soft band (0.1-0.4 keV) </ul> Data was dowloaded from the <a href="https://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/rosat/survey/rass-3/main/help.html#ftp">MPE FTP site</a>. <p> The intensity maps are created from the exposure maps using the single exposure map available which is appropriate for the broad band images, so the intensities of the hard and soft bands are only approximate. Provenance: Max Planck Institute for Exterrestrial Physics (Garching FRG). This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
