View data in different wavelenghts

• by Alpha_Aurigae

  What do u - g - r - i - z stand for?
  ultaviolet, gamma, radio, infrared and an unknown wavelength?

  Posted February 12, 2015 8:33 PM

• by Capella05 moderator in response to Alpha Aurigae's comment.

  They are the different filters (at different wavelengths) that are combined to create the SDSS images we look at.

  Ultraviolet (u) - Green (g) - Red (r) - Near Infrared (i) - Infrared (z)

  Posted February 12, 2015 9:13 PM

• by Alpha_Aurigae

  Thanks, Capella05, that is very helpful 😃

  Posted February 12, 2015 9:17 PM