ESASky Help - ESDC
ESASKY HELP
INTRODUCTION
ESASky is a science driven discovery portal providing full access to the entire sky as observed with Space astronomy missions.
If you can not find the information you need within these help pages, please contact us.
ESASky has been tested throughly with Chrome, Firefox and Safari web browsers. We recommend users to open ESASky in Chrome.
GETTING STARTED
USE CASES (VIDEOS)
For the latest use case videos, please see our How To page.
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
- Modes and basic exploration functionalities
- Search field description
- Skies menu description
- Data panel (Imaging, Catalogue and Spectra search) description
- Solar System Objects search feature
- Scientific Publications search
- Target list feature
- Observations Planning tool
- Snapshot feature
- Explore random targets feature
- Bookmark / sharing feature
- Additional information and help menus
ESASKY ASTROQUERY MODULE
It is possible to query ESASky using a dedicated python Astroquery module.
EDDIE CUTOUT SERVICE
This is a tool to generate images from a given sky map (HiPS), a field of view and a specific projection. Click here for information.
OBSERVATIONAL INFORMATION
OBSERVATIONAL DATA
- INTEGRAL observations
- XMM-Newton observations
- IUE observations
- HST observations
- ISO observations
- Herschel observations
- AKARI observations
- Chandra observations
- Suzaku observations
CATALOGUES INFORMATION
- Astrometric catalogues: Gaia DR2, Hipparcos-2, Tycho-2
- INTEGRAL IBIS/ISGRI Soft Gamma-Ray Source Catalog
- XMM-Newton catalogues: 3XMM DR8, 3XMM-DR7s, XMMSL1.6, XMM-SUSS4.1
- Hubble Source Catalog (HSC)
- Herschel mission catalogues: HPPSC, HSPSC
- Planck mission catalogues: PCCS2, Planck SZ2, PGCC2
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Catalogues from other data providers: Akari IRC Point Source Catalog, Chandra Source Catalog (CSC1.1), LAMOST DR5 General Catalog, 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources, AllWISE Source Catalog
SKIES (HIPS) INFORMATION
CAVEATS
UPCOMING FEATURES
CONTRIBUTING DATA TO ESASKY
If you want to make your data available through ESASky, please contact us. After mutual agreement, you will have to prepare your data according to these instructions.
CONTACT US
Contact us either via UserEcho or our helpdesk.
CREDITS
ESASKY FOR EDUCATION
Some educational activities that make use of ESASky.
PUBLICATIONS USING AND ABOUT ESASKY
RELEASE NOTES
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