SDSS-V Releases DR20 Data Showing 3 Mapper Views of Orion, Black Hole Targets and Milky Way Stars
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Updated · EurekAlert · Jul 31
SDSS-V Releases DR20 Data Showing 3 Mapper Views of Orion, Black Hole Targets and Milky Way Stars
1 articles · Updated · EurekAlert · Jul 31
Summary
DR20 packages new SDSS-V results from three survey programs, combining imagery of the Orion Nebula with sky maps of black hole targets and Milky Way stellar density.
The release highlights the Local Volume Mapper’s RGB view of the Great Orion Nebula, presented as a zoomed-in section of a larger HiPS map issued as a value-added product.
It also includes the Black Hole Mapper’s distribution of targeted astronomical objects across the sky and the Milky Way Mapper’s star-density map within the galaxy.
Together, the 3-part data release showcases how SDSS-V is using separate mappers to chart nearby nebulae, black hole-related targets and the structure of the Milky Way.