Niaja Stringfield

Professor Eric Scheidly

PHYS 131: Survey of the Universe

22 July 2018

SDSS Activities

(ARP 240, source: the Sloan Digital Sky Survey) (ARP 240 as seen by the Palomar Sky Survey) (ARP 240 from the Two Micron All Sky Survey)

1. The object that I chose is ARP 240 (located at approximately 204.97,0.84). This object is
a pair of interacting galaxies whose respective gravity has warped them both, making
them look like one elongated galaxy. The SDSS image, as seen above, is a clear, close up
picture of both galaxies and provides the viewer with an understanding of how their
interaction has affected their physical being. The POSS photo is further away, grainier,
and in black and white, likely due to the age of the POSS surveying efforts, which are still
being archived for digital use. The 2MASS composite image the most interesting of all, in
my opinion, due in large part to the fact that it does not seem to depict even close to
the same amount of warping shown in the other photos.

2. Run 745, Camcol 1, Field 517, asteroid located in top left quadrant, approx. ¾” from top
of image
Run 1231, Camcol 1, Field 175, asteroid located in bottom left quadrant near the bottom
edge of the image
Run 4380, Camcol 1, Field 48, asteroid located in top left quadrant near left edge of the
image
Run 6475, Camcol 4, Field 111, asteroid located in top quadrant, ½” from top of image
and ¾” from left edge