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"An Introduction to the Virtual Observatory. What is it Offering to Astronomers?" [1]

Date: 
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 14:30
Location: 
AURA Lecture Hall
Speaker: 
AMELIA Bayo, Universidad de Chile
Talk Abstract: 
The advent of new and more sensitive surveys providing photometry at many wavelength ranges and covering large sky areas (GALEX, SDSS,2MASS, UKIDSS, AKARI, WISE), is pushing astronomy towards a change ofparadigm where small groups, and not only large consortia, need toanalyze large multi-wavelength data sets as part of their everydaywork. In this context, the Virtual Observatory (VO), as a common frameto exchange not only observational data but also theoretical models,plays a very important role.
 
In the talk I will provide some further motivation on the need offrameworks as the Virtual Observatory and will describe some of themost commonly used VO-tools including a "life" demo of capabilities ofsome of these tools.

NOTE:  This colloquium will be transmited by streaming from Universidad de Chile, Santiago, by means REUNA.cl, please click the following link on your computer to connect with the videoconference:  http://vcenter.reuna.cl/videos/livestreams/page1/ [2]


Source URL (modified on 09/28/2012 - 11:43): http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/Introduction-Virtual-Observatory-What-it-Offering-Astronomers

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[1] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/Introduction-Virtual-Observatory-What-it-Offering-Astronomers
[2] http://vcenter.reuna.cl/videos/livestreams/page1/