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'Astronomical surveys' generally involving imaging or ''mapping'' of regions of the sky using Telescopes. The surveys are usually restricted to one band of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation (e.g. light or radio) or to measurements of the flux of one type of particle (e.g. cosmic rays). Surveys are generally performed as part of the production of an astronomical catalogue.

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Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds

Further information

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★ The 2-micron All-Sky Survey, an all sky survey at J, H, and K bands (1.21, 1.59, and 2.15 μm)

★ Infrared Astronomical Satellite did an all sky survey at 12, 25, 60, and 100 μm

★ Akari a Japanese mid and far infrared all-sky survey satellite

★ Digitized Sky Survey - optical all-sky survey

★ HIPASS - the first blind HI survey to cover the entire southern sky.

★ Sloan Digital Sky Survey - an optical and spectroscopic survey

★ Large Synaptic Survey Telescope - a proposed very large telescope designed to repeatedly survey the whole sky that is visible from its location

★ Pan-STARRs - a proposed 4-telescope large-field survey system to look for transient and variable sources

Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds

★ The Magellanic Clouds Photometric Survey - UBVI (optical)

★ DENIS - near-IR

★ Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution - a Spitzer Space Telescope legacy observation program of the LMC

Further information

★ See astronomical catalogue for a more detailed description of astronomical surveys and the production of astronomical catalogues

★ Redshift surveys are astronomical surveys devoted to mapping the cosmos in three dimensions

★ -- List of astronomical catalogues on wikipedia

★ Astrograph for a type of instrument used in Astronomical surveys.