ESASKY HELP

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INTRODUCTION

ESASky is a science driven discovery portal providing full access to the entire sky as observed with Space astronomy missions. 

If you do not find the information you need within these help pages, please contact us. 

GETTING STARTED

USE CASES (VIDEOS)

• ESASky: web-app to visualize and download public astronomical data
• Observations Planning Tool for JWST

INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

• Skies menu description
• Search field description
• Bookmark feature
• Target-list feature
• Snapshot feature
• Observations planning tool
• Data panel description
• Solar System Objects search feature

ESASKY ASTROQUERY MODULE

It is possible to query ESASky using a dedicated python Astroquery module.

OBSERVATIONAL INFORMATION

OBSERVATIONAL DATA

• INTEGRAL observations
• XMM-Newton observations
• HST observations
• ISO observations
• Herschel observations
• Chandra observations
• Suzaku observations

CATALOGUES INFORMATION

• Astrometric catalogues: Gaia DR1, TGAS, Hipparcos-2, Tycho-2
• INTEGRAL IBIS/ISGRI Soft Gamma-Ray Source Catalog
• ​XMM-Newton catalogues: 3XMM DR7, XMMSL1.6, XMM-SUSS2.1
• Hubble Source Catalog (HSC)
• Herschel-SPIRE Point Source Catalogue (SPSC)
• Planck mission catalogues: PCCS2, Planck SZ2, PGCC2
• Chandra Source Catalog (CSC1.1)

SKIES (HIPS) INFORMATION

• INTEGRAL
• XMM-Newton
• EXOSAT
• HST
• ISO
• AKARI
• Herschel
• Planck
• Other surveys

CAVEATS

• Of the interface 
• Of the data 
• Of the catalogues 
• Of the all-sky views (HiPS)

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.

ESASKY FOR EDUCATION

Some educational activities that make use of ESASky.

HELPDESK

CREDITS

RELEASE NOTES

PUBLICATIONS USING AND ABOUT ESASKY