Palomar Observatory Sky Survey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:POSS
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:covers northern sky
gptkbp:declinationRange +90 to -27 degrees
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:Digitized_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:endDate 1958
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_of_Washington
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkbp:hasTelescope gptkb:Samuel_Oschin_Telescope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
gptkbp:location gptkb:California,_United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first comprehensive photographic survey of the northern sky
gptkbp:photographicPlates 14-inch by 14-inch glass plates
gptkbp:pieceCount 1872
gptkbp:releaseDate 1958
gptkbp:resolution 67 arcseconds per millimeter
gptkbp:startDate 1949
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Second_Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical research
galaxy identification
proper motion studies
quasar discovery
star catalog creation
gptkbp:wavelengthRange blue
red
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5