Information resources and reference tools
Astronomy
ADS: NASA Astrophysics Data System The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project whose main resource is an Abstract Service, which includes four sets of abstracts: astronomy and astrophysics; instrumentation; physics and geophysics; and the Los Alamos preprint server. Each dataset can be searched by author, object name (astronomy only), title, or abstract text words. In addition, the abstract service has been extended to include links to scanned images of over 160,000 journal articles for articles appearing in most of the major astronomical journals. |
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Centre de DonnУ?es astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) The Strasbourg astronomical Data Center (CDS) is a data center dedicated to the collection and worldwide distribution of astronomical data and related information. Among others, CDS hosts the SIMBAD astronomical database. as well as the VizieR Service and The Aladin Interactive Sky Atlas. |
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IAU: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Commission 6 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The CBAT is responsible for the dissemination of information on transient astronomical events, via the IAU Circulars (IAUCs), a series of postcard-sized announcements issued at irregular intervals as necessary in both printed |