Astronomical databases
Please note that access to some of the databases is only possible with IP addresses of the institute.
Astronomical Glossary
Astronomical Glossary (IPAC)
Preprint service (arXiv)
arXiv (Astrophysics, Condensed Matter, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Nonlinear Sciences, Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Theory, Physics, Quantum Physics)
astro-ph (Astrophysics on arXiv)
Bibliographic Resources
ADS (SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System)
ADS (European Mirror at CDS)
Databases of astronomical objects
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
NED (NASA Extragalactic Database)
Catalog access
Data and image archives
ESO (European Southern Observatory) Archive
DSS Online Digitized Sky Survey
MAST (Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes)
HLA (Hubble Legacy Archive)
IRSA (Infrared Science Archive)
2MASS (Two Micron All Sky Survey, also via IRSA
HSA (Herschel Science Archive)
HEASARC (High Energy Astrophysics Archive Research Center)
LAMBDA (Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis)
NSSDC (National Space Science Data Center)
PDS (Planetary Data System)
Virtual Observatories
GAVO (German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory)
EURO-VO (European Virtual Observatory)
VAO (Virtual Astronomical Observatory)
IVOA (International Virtual Observatory Alliance)
