Palomar Observatory Sky Survey

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Palomar Observatory Sky Survey