Image Use Policy

Any SDSS image on the SDSS Web site may be downloaded, linked to, or otherwise used for any purpose, provided that you maintain the image credits. Unless otherwise stated, images should be credited to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We provide all images on a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). We note that:

  • Your use of the image does not imply our endorsement of any product or service
  • If the image is to be used on a Web page, we also ask as a courtesy that you provide a link back to our site at www.sdss.org.

All SDSS data released in our public data releases are considered in the public domain. Any questions about image use, along with the URL of the image in question, should be directed to the ARC Corporate Office via ARC’s Business Manager:

Alim Patten
ARC Business Manager
c/o Department of Astronomy, Box 351580
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: +1-206-616-0035
Email: alimyp@uw.edu

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