Technical Information

A complete description of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey scientific program and instrumentation can be found in the SDSS Project Book. See http://www.sdss.org/dr4 for some of the principal attributes of the survey, which is designed to be completed in five years of observations. The SDSS photometric system is calibrated using the u'g'r'i'z' magnitudes of these standard stars.

Scientific Goals

• Survey Goals (Fermilab site)
• 5 Year Baseline Plan (in PDF format)
• 5 Year Baseline Schedule (in PDF format)

Scientific Requirements

• Requirements and Specifications (Survey Ops site)