Original Paper

The Palomar-Quest digital synoptic sky survey

  1. S.G. Djorgovski,
  2. C. Baltay2,
  3. A.A. Mahabal1,
  4. A.J. Drake3,
  5. R. Williams3,
  6. D. Rabinowitz2,
  7. M.J. Graham3,
  8. C. Donalek1,
  9. E. Glikman1,
  10. A. Bauer2,
  11. R. Scalzo2,
  12. N. Ellman2,
  13. J. Jerke2

Article first published online: 4 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/asna.200710948

Issue

Astronomische Nachrichten

Astronomische Nachrichten

Volume 329, Issue 3, pages 263–265, March 2008

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Djorgovski, S.G., Baltay, C., Mahabal, A.A., Drake, A.J., Williams, R., Rabinowitz, D., Graham, M.J., Donalek, C., Glikman, E., Bauer, A., Scalzo, R., Ellman, N. and Jerke, J. (2008), The Palomar-Quest digital synoptic sky survey. Astron. Nachr., 329: 263–265. doi: 10.1002/asna.200710948

Author Information

  1. 1

    Astronomy, MS 105-24, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA

  2. 2

    Physics Dept., Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA

  3. 3

    Center for Advanced Computing Research, MS 158-79, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 MAR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 4 MAR 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 NOV 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 SEP 2007

Funded by

  • NSF. Grant Numbers: AST-0407448, AST-0326524, CNS-0540369
  • Ajax Foundation

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Keywords:

  • methods: data analysis;
  • methods: observational;
  • surveys

Abstract

We describe briefly the Palomar-Quest (PQ) digital synoptic sky survey, including its parameters, data processing, status, and plans. Exploration of the time domain is now the central scientific and technological focus of the survey. To this end, we have developed a real-time pipeline for detection of transient sources.We describe some of the early results, and lessons learned which may be useful for other, similar projects, and time-domain astronomy in general. Finally, we discuss some issues and challenges posed by the real-time analysis and scientific exploitation of massive data streams from modern synoptic sky surveys. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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