An overview of the astrophysics data system |
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| Authors: | Guenther Eichhorn |
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| Institution: | (1) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden St, 02138 Cambridge, MA |
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| Abstract: | The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a distributed data system that provides access to astronomical data and literature information. The data are stored at different data centers. They are searched and retrieved by the users in real time over the Internet The ADS provides access to about 300 catalogs and 4 data archives. In addition about 160,000 abstracts from the astronomical literature can be searched. Besides the data access the ADS provides services such as plotting and image display tools, coordinate conversion tools and table manipulation capabilities. The ADS is available for free to users interested in astronomical data worldwide. Currently there are no restrictions to accessing any of the data in the ADS. |
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