ESA Sky: a new Astronomy Multi-Mission Interface
Abstract
We present a science-driven discovery portal for all the ESA Astronomy Missions called ESA Sky that allow users to explore the multi-wavelength sky and to seamlessly retrieve science-ready data in all ESA Astronomy mission archives from a web application without prior-knowledge of any of the missions. The first public beta of the service has been released, currently featuring an interface for exploration of the multi-wavelength sky and for single and/or multiple target searches of science-ready imaging data and catalogues. Future releases will enable retrieval of spectra and will have special time-domain exploration features. From a technical point of view, the system offers progressive multi-resolution all-sky projections of full mission datasets using a new generation of HEALPix projections called HiPS, developed at the CDS; detailed geometrical footprints to connect the all-sky mosaics to individual observations; and direct access to science-ready data at the underlying mission-specific science archives.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1512.00842,
title = {ESA Sky: a new Astronomy Multi-Mission Interface},
author = {Bruno Merín and Jesús Salgado and Fabrizio Giordano and Deborah Baines and María-Henar Sarmiento and Belén López Martí and Elena Racero and Raúl Gutiérrez and Andy Pollock and Michael Rosa and Javier Castellanos and Juan González and Ignacio León and Iñaki Ortiz de Landaluce and Pilar de Teodoro and Sara Nieto and Daniel J. Lennon and Christophe Arviset and Guido de Marchi and William O'Mullane},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.00842},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, ADASS XXV conference proceedings; ESA Sky Beta: http://archives.esac.esa.int/esasky-beta/ ; ESA Sky Beta documentation: http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/esasky-help