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The Virtual Observatory (VO) is the vision that astronomical datasets and other resources should work as a seamless whole. The Fedora Astronomy SIG aims to include the VO tools in Fedora and the Fedora Astronomy Spin. This will simplify VO access for our users. | The Virtual Observatory (VO) is the vision that astronomical datasets and other resources should work as a seamless whole. The Fedora Astronomy SIG aims to include the VO tools in Fedora and the Fedora Astronomy Spin. This will simplify VO access for our users. | ||
== Main contact == | |||
* [[User:Lupinix | Christian Dersch]] | |||
== VO Software == | == VO Software == | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 8 February 2016
Virtual Observatory
The Virtual Observatory (VO) is the vision that astronomical datasets and other resources should work as a seamless whole. The Fedora Astronomy SIG aims to include the VO tools in Fedora and the Fedora Astronomy Spin. This will simplify VO access for our users.
Main contact
VO Software
A list of VO applications is provided by IVOA: List of VO Software. The list below includes the VO tools we plan to package.
| Name | Description | Packaged |
| Aladin | Aladin is an interactive sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images or full surveys, superimpose entries from astronomical catalogues or databases, and interactively access related data and information from the Simbad database, the VizieR service and other archives for all known astronomical objects in the field. | No |
Links
German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory
International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA)