Palomar Observatory Sky Survey II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:POSS-II
gptkbp:covers northern sky
gptkbp:digitizedBy yes
gptkbp:emulsionTypes IIIa-F
IIIa-J
IV-N
gptkbp:endDate 2000
gptkbp:fieldOfView 6.5 degrees x 6.5 degrees
gptkbp:focusArea B
R
I
gptkbp:format gptkb:FITS
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:hasTelescope gptkb:Oschin_Schmidt_Telescope
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar Observatory Sky Survey II
gptkbp:location gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:photographicPlates yes
gptkbp:pieceCount 894
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:purpose astronomical imaging
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Digitized_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:resolution 1 arcsecond per pixel (digitized)
gptkbp:startYear 1985
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:wavelengthRange optical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:48-inch_Schmidt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7