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 FAQs
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Data Central General FAQ simon.otoole April 2, 2020 Oct. 27, 2020, 1:21 p.m.
What is SQL/ADQL? jtocknell May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020, 5:41 p.m.
What is the Virtual Observatory jtocknell Oct. 27, 2020 March 24, 2021, 9:20 a.m.
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Query Service Examples liz.mannering Feb. 5, 2018 Jan. 11, 2021, 3:08 p.m.
AAT Archive Examples liz.mannering Feb. 5, 2018 Feb. 5, 2018, 12:16 p.m.
Cutout Service Examples jtocknell May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Single Object Viewer Examples jtocknell May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020, 4:12 p.m.
Bulk Download Examples jtocknell May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020, 4:56 p.m.
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Workshop 1: 2nd Nov 2017 liz.mannering Sept. 6, 2017 July 10, 2018, 11:39 a.m.
Workshop 2: August 5-8 2019 liz.mannering July 4, 2018 May 14, 2019, 8:19 p.m.
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Issue Reporting Guidelines liz.mannering Oct. 21, 2019 Oct. 21, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
What services does Data Central provide for teams? jtocknell Jan. 21, 2020 Jan. 15, 2021, 3:59 p.m.
 Virtual Observatory Examples
Detailed examples that make use of Virtual Observatory services
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SSA: Retrieving and Parsing a VOTable bmiszalski Feb. 10, 2021 Feb. 17, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
SSA: Accessing the Original Spectra bmiszalski Feb. 10, 2021 Feb. 17, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
SSA: Plotting Time Series OzDES Spectra bmiszalski Feb. 10, 2021 Feb. 17, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
SSA: Fitting Gaussian Emission Lines in Time Series Spectra bmiszalski Feb. 10, 2021 Feb. 17, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
SSA: 6dF Galaxy Survey Spectra and Image Cutouts from Target Names bmiszalski Feb. 10, 2021 Feb. 17, 2021, 11:43 a.m.
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