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The First Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

The Astronomical Journal · 2003 · Vol. 126(4) · pp. 2081–2086

Kevork N. Abazajian✉(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jennifer Adelman-McCarthy(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Marcel A. Ageros(University of Washington)S. Allam(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Scott F. Anderson(University of Washington)James Annis(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Neta A. Bahcall(Princeton University)I. K. Baldry(Johns Hopkins University)Steven Bastian(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Andreas A. Berlind(University of Chicago)Mariangela Bernardi(Carnegie Mellon University)Michael R. Blanton(New York University)Norman BlytheJohn J. Bochanski(University of Washington)William N. Boroski(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)H. BrewingtonJohn W. Briggs(University of Chicago)J. BrinkmannRóbert Brunner(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Tams BudavriLarry Carey(University of Washington)Michael A. Carr(Princeton University)F. J. Castander(Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya)Kuenley Chiu(Johns Hopkins University)Matthew J. Collinge(Princeton University)Andrew J. Connolly(University of Pittsburgh)Kevin R. Covey(University of Washington)István Csabai(Johns Hopkins University)Julianne J. Dalcanton(University of Washington)Scott Dodelson(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Mamoru Doi(Tokyo University of Science)Feng Dong(Princeton University)Daniel J. EisensteinMichael L. Evans(University of Washington)Xiaohui FanP. D. Feldman(Johns Hopkins University)Douglas P. Finkbeiner(Princeton University)S. D. Friedman(Space Telescope Science Institute)Joshua A. Frieman(University of Chicago)M. Fukugita(The University of Tokyo)R. R. Gal(Johns Hopkins University)Bruce GillespieKarl Glazebrook(Johns Hopkins University)Carlos Fernández Gonzalez(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jim Gray(Microsoft (United States))E. K. Grebel(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Lauren R. Grodnicki(University of Chicago)James E. Gunn(Princeton University)Vijay K. Gurbani(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Patrick B. Hall(Princeton University)Lei Hao(Princeton University)Daniel Harbeck(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Frederick H. Harris(United States Naval Observatory)Hugh C. Harris(United States Naval Observatory)Michael HarvanekSuzanne L. Hawley(University of Washington)Timothy M. Heckman(Johns Hopkins University)J. F. Helmboldt(New Mexico State University)John S. Hendry(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)G. S. Hennessy(United States Naval Observatory)Robert B. Hindsley(United States Naval Research Laboratory)David W. Hogg(New York University)D. Holmgren(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jon A. Holtzman(New Mexico State University)Lee Homer(University of Washington)Lam Hui(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Shin-ichi Ichikawa(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)Takashi Ichikawa(Tohoku University)J. Inkmann(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)eljko Ivezi(Princeton University)Sebastian Jester(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)David E. Johnston(University of Chicago)Beatrice JordanWendell P. JordanA. M. Jorgensen(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Mario Juri(Princeton University)Guinevere Kauffmann(Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)S. Kent(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)S. J. KleinmanG. R. Knapp(Princeton University)A. Y. Kniazev(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Richard G. Kron(University of Chicago)Jurek Krzesiski(Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie)Peter Kunszt(European Organization for Nuclear Research)Nickolai Kuropatkin(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Donald Q. Lamb(University of Chicago)Hubert Lampeitl(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Bryan E. Laubscher(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Brian Lee(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)R. French Leger(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Nolan Li(Johns Hopkins University)Adam Lidz(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)H. Lin(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Y. S. Loh(Princeton University)Daniel C. LongJ. Loveday(University of Sussex)Robert H. Lupton(Princeton University)Tanu Malik(Johns Hopkins University)B. Margon(Space Telescope Science Institute)P. McGehee(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Timothy A. McKay(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)Avery Meiksin(UK Astronomy Technology Centre)G. Miknaitis(University of Washington)Bhasker K. Moorthy(New Mexico State University)Jeffrey A. Munn(United States Naval Observatory)Tara Murphy(Royal Observatory)Reiko Nakajima(University of Pennsylvania)Vijay K. Narayanan(Princeton University)Thomas Nash(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Eric H. Neilsen(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Heidi Jo Newberg(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)Peter R. NewmanR. C. Nichol(Carnegie Mellon University)Tom Nicinski(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. A. Nieto‐Santisteban(Johns Hopkins University)A. NittaM. Odenkirchen(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Sadanori Okamura(The University of Tokyo)Jeremiah P. Ostriker(Princeton University)Russell Owen(University of Washington)Nikhil Padmanabhan(Princeton University)J. Peoples(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jeffrey R. Pier(United States Naval Observatory)B. Pindor(Princeton University)Adrian Pope(Johns Hopkins University)Thomas Quinn(University of Washington)Roman R. Rafikov(Institute for Advanced Study)Sean N. Raymond(University of Washington)Gordon T. Richards(Princeton University)M. Richmond(Rochester Institute of Technology)Hans‐Walter Rix(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Constance M. Rockosi(University of Washington)Joop Schaye(Albert Einstein College of Medicine)David J. Schlegel(Princeton University)Donald P. Schneider(Pennsylvania State University)Joshua Schroeder(Princeton University)Ryan Scranton(University of Pittsburgh)M. Sekiguchi(The University of Tokyo)Uro Seljak(Princeton University)G. Sergey(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Branimir Sesar(University of Zagreb)Erin Sheldon(University of Chicago)K. Shimasaku(The University of Tokyo)Walter A. SiegmundNicole M. Silvestri(University of Washington)Allan J. Sinisgalli(Princeton University)Edwin Sirko(Princeton University)J. A. Smith(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Vernesa Smoli(University of Zagreb)Stephanie A. SneddenAlbert Stebbins(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Charles L. Steinhardt(Princeton University)Gregory S. Stinson(University of Washington)Chris Stoughton(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Iskra Strateva(Princeton University)Michael A. Strauss(Princeton University)Mark SubbaRao(University of Chicago)Alexander S. Szalay(Johns Hopkins University)István SzapudiPaula Szkody(University of Washington)Lidia Tasca(Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)Max Tegmark(University of Pennsylvania)Aniruddha R. Thakar(Johns Hopkins University)Christy Tremonti(Johns Hopkins University)D. L. Tucker(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Alan Uomoto(Johns Hopkins University)D. E. vanden Berk(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jan Vandenberg(Johns Hopkins University)Michael S. Vogeley(Drexel University)W. Voges(Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics)Nicole P. Vogt(New Mexico State University)Lucianne M. Walkowicz(University of Washington)David H. Weinberg(The Ohio State University)Andrew A. West(University of Washington)Simon D. M. White(Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)Brian C. Wilhite(University of Chicago)Beth Willman(University of Washington)Yongzhong Xu(University of Pennsylvania)B. Yanny(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jean YargerNaoki Yasuda(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)C. W. Yip(University of Pittsburgh)D. R. Yocum(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Donald G. York(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Nadia L. Zakamska(Princeton University)Idit Zehavi(University of Chicago)Wei Zheng(Johns Hopkins University)S. Zibetti(Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)D. B. Zucker(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)

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Abstract

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 deg² of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of galaxies, quasars, stars and calibrating blank sky patches selected over 1360 deg² of this area, and tables of measured parameters from these data. The imaging data go to a depth of r ≈ 22.6 and are photometrically and astrometrically calibrated to 2% rms and 100 mas rms per coordinate, respectively. The spectra cover the range 3800–9200 Å, with a resolution of 1800–2100. This paper describes the characteristics of the data with emphasis on improvements since the release of commissioning data (the SDSS Early Data Release) and serves as a pointer to extensive published and on-line documentation of the survey.

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSkyGalaxyQuasarStarsSpectral linePointer (user interface)Remote sensingAstrophysicsPhysicsAstronomy

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