Work

Resurrecting DFBS into the Virtual Observatory

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The Digitized First Byurakan Survey has digitized and processed about 1900 photographic plates from the objective prism surveys conducted in Byurakan by Benjamin Markarian and collaborators in the 1960ies and 1970ies. After digitization, a custom web service was built and operated first in Rome, then in Trieste. However, as astronomical data systems and standards evolved, it became desirable to update the data and build standards-compliant, Virtual Observatory services from it. This contribution reports on the challenges encountered during this migration, the solutions we chose, and the lessons to be learned. It also discusses the use of the resulting services.

Source: Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory

DOI: 10.52526/25792776-2020.67.2-323

Authors: Markus Demleitner, Aram Knyazyan, Daniel Baghdasaryan, Gor Mikayelyan, Areg Mickaelian

Institutions: Heidelberg University, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Language: English

Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Subfield: Instrumentation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Awards: Verbundprojekt 05A2017 - e-INF-ASTRO: Entwicklung interoperabler e-Science Infrastrukturen für die Astronomie und Astrophysik in Deutschland. Teilprojekt 1, Aufbau einer hochleistungsfähigen Forschungsumgebung durch das deutsche und das armenische astrophysikalische Virtuelle Observatorium