name | description |
Algorithm | Contains a paragraph of text for each algorithm |
Best2Sector | Match best PhotoObjs to sectors. |
Chunk | Contains basic data for a Chunk |
DataConstants | The table is storing various enumerated constants for flags, etc |
DBColumns | Every column of every table has a description in this table |
DBObjects | Every SkyServer database object has a one line description in this table |
DBViewCols | The columns of each view are stored for the auto-documentation |
ELRedShift | Contains data for the Emission Line Redshifts |
Field | Contains all the measured parameters of a photometric field |
FieldProfile | The mean PSF profile for the field as determined from bright stars. |
First | SDSS objects that match to FIRST objects have their match parameters stored here |
Frame | Contains JPEG images of fields at various zoom factors, and their astrometry. |
Glossary | Contains a paragraph of text for each keyword in the Glossary |
HalfSpace | The contraints for boundaries of the the different regions |
History | Tracks the history of changes to the database |
HoleObj | Information for holes on a Plate |
LoadHistory | Tracks the loading history of the database |
Mask | Contains a record describing the each mask object |
MaskedObject | Contains the objects inside a specific mask |
Match | PhotoObj pairs from different runs (times) that probably are the same object. |
MatchHead | Canonical object from each match cluster, and cluster statistics |
Neighbors | All PhotoObj pairs within 0.5 arcmins |
ObjMask | Contains a record describing each ObjMask/Atlas object |
PhotoObjAll | Contains a record describing the attributes of each photometric object |
PhotoProfile | The light profiles of SDSS photo objects |
PhotoTag | Contains a popular fields of PhotoObj table |
PlateX | Contains data from a given plate used for spectroscopic observations. |
ProfileDefs | This table contains the radii for the Profiles table |
QsoCatalogAll | A catalog of all the objects from Spectro, Best, or Target that "smell" like a QSO NOTE: This is a derived science table that may not be loaded for every data release. It is scheduled to be reloaded for DR5. |
QsoConcordance | A concordance of all the objects from Spectro, Best, or Target that "smell" like a QSO NOTE: This is a derived science table that may not be loaded for every data release. It is scheduled to be reloaded for DR5. |
Region | Definition of the different regions |
RegionConvexString | Contains convex HTM definition strings for regions. |
Rmatrix | Contains various rotation matrices between spherical coordinate systems |
Rosat | SDSS objects that match to ROSAT objects have their match parameters stored here. |
RunShift | The table contains values of the various manual nu shifts for runs |
SDSSConstants | This table contains most relevant survey constants and their physical units |
Sector | Stores the information about set of unique tile overlaps. |
Sector2Tile | Match tiles to sectors, and vice versa. |
Segment | Contains the basic parameters associated with a Segment |
SiteConstants | Table holding site specific constants |
SpecLineAll | Contains information about a single spectral Line |
SpecLineIndex | Precomputed spectral line indices. |
SpecObjAll | Contains the measured parameters for a spectrum. |
SpecPhotoAll | The combined spectro and photo parameters of an object in SpecObjAll |
StripeDefs | This table contains the definitions of the survey layout as planned |
TableDesc | Contains a paragraph of description for each table in the DB |
Target | Keeps track of objects chosen by target selection and need to be tiled. |
TargetInfo | Unique information for an object every time it is targetted |
TargetParam | Contains the parameters used for a version of the target selection code |
TileAll | Contains information about an individual tile on the sky. |
TileContains | For each Tile, there is a list of the wedges and sectors contained by that Tile. |
TiledTargetAll | Keep track of why a Target was assigned to a Tile |
TilingGeometry | Geometric information about TilingRegions |
TilingInfo | Contain info on what happened to a TargetObj in a run of tiling software. |
TilingNote | Contains human readable notes for a run of tiling. |
TilingRun | Contains basic information for a run of tiling |
USNO | SDSS objects that match to USNO objects have their match parameters stored here. |
XCRedshift | Table of Cross-Correlation Redshifts |
Zone | Table to organize objects into declination zones |