SDSS-III

Building on the legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and SDSS-II, the SDSS-III Collaboration is carrying out a program of four surveys to map the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way, to find and characterize extrasolar planetary systems, and to understand dark energy and the nature of the universe.

Between 2008 and 2014, SDSS-III's four surveys are using Apache Point Observatory's 2.5-meter telescope. SDSS-III will continue the SDSS tradition of public data releases, with the first release scheduled for December 2010. The survey will also continue its commitment to making its data available and useful to students, teachers, and citizen scientists.

The SDSS-III Collaboration includes many institutions from around the globe. Inquiries from interested parties to join the collaboration are welcome. For a detailed description of SDSS-III, see the Project Description, available as a PDF document.

SDSS-III Surveys

SDSS-III consists of four surveys, each focused on a different scientific theme. Click on one of the images below for more information about each of the four surveys.

 

The SDSS-III Collaboration includes many institutions from around the globe. Funding for SDSS-III has been provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Participating Institutions, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

SDSS-III is managed by the Astrophysical Research Consortium for the Participating Institutions of the SDSS-III Collaboration, including the University of Arizona, the Brazilian Participation Group, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Cambridge, University of Florida, the French Participation Group, the German Participation Group, the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, the Michigan State/Notre Dame/JINA Participation Group, Johns Hopkins University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, New Mexico State University, New York University, the Ohio State University, University of Portsmouth, Princeton University, University of Tokyo, the University of Utah, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, University of Washington, and Yale University.

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