Index: trunk/dvodist/ippdata/index.mkd =================================================================== --- trunk/dvodist/ippdata/index.mkd (revision 34748) +++ trunk/dvodist/ippdata/index.mkd (revision 35238) @@ -1,11 +1,27 @@ -# PS1 Public Data Distribution +# PS1 / IPP Public Data Distribution -This is the PS1 public data distribution server. +Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) is an astronomical observatory dedicated to +surveying the sky in optical wavelengths. The telescope is located at +the summit of Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Data +collected by the telescope are automatically processed by the PS1 +Image Processing Pipeline (IPP). -Data is distributed in several forms +The PS1 telescope has been in full survey operations since May 2010. +In the intervening period, it is surveyed the 3/4 of the sky visible +from Hawaii repeatedly in 5 bands. This "3pi" survey gets the major +portion of the telescope time (56%), with the remaining time going to +a variety of deep survey fields and dedicated asteroid search time. -@ Data Product : none : plain : title : Comment -@ PS1 Photometry Ladder v0 : photladder.20120604.subset : dir : dir1 : Photometry Ladder released 2012.06.07 (EAM UPDATE) -@ Synthetic Photometry DVO : catdir.syn.test : dir : dir1 : Demonstration DVO Database +One of the major goals of the 3pi survey is the construction of a +high-quality photometric reference catalog covering the 3pi region +(Dec > -30 deg). + +These web pages provide the public access to data products related to +the PS1 surveys, with particular emphasis on the bulk photometry (and +eventually astrometry) datasets. + +@ Data Product : none : plain : title : Comment +@ PS1 Photladder, 12.01 : photladder.20130107.subset : dir : dir1 : Photometric Reference Ladder, Release 12.01 +@ Synthetic Photometry DVO : catdir.syn.test : dir : dir2 : Demonstration DVO Database